---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for alternative contracting process for the department of transportation"
description: "Allow for alternative contracting process for the department of transportation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 92"
citation: "Montana HB 92 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts (see also: Public Contracts)", "Rule Making", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-06-13"
last_action: "2017-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eef42af-273d-4b3e-ae0e-4e57f5d224f7"
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=LC0114&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "0827fabf44ee8e9999d24847fbdb8526017926fce1b37f8a2537b07c9db46871"
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 92 (2017) — Allow for alternative contracting process for the department of transportation

## 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/HB0092.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **33–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Frank Garner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-25** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-10-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-09** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Hearing
- **2017-01-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-27** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** Returned to House
- **2017-02-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-21** Signed by President
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eef42af-273d-4b3e-ae0e-4e57f5d224f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).