---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise publication and distribution requirements for MAR and ARM"
description: "Revise publication and distribution requirements for MAR and ARM"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 81"
citation: "Montana HB 81 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Rules; Revision or Repeal", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/097831d1-9e45-4126-ba24-b63cd3b290c9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0348&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c65cf30a7a194fb6071c7ae9f09a87d0bfbabb0748976dba7bfa19f5bf0726d1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 81 (2017) — Revise publication and distribution requirements for MAR and ARM

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0081.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **89–10** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-18** Hearing
- **2017-01-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Hearing
- **2017-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-17** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Signed by President
- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/097831d1-9e45-4126-ba24-b63cd3b290c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).