---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide that volunteer positions are not reportable to TRS"
description: "Provide that volunteer positions are not reportable to TRS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 121"
citation: "Montana SB 121 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement (see also: Senior Citizens)", "Rule Making", "School Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-04-13"
last_action: "2017-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8397bdb-061e-4a20-a039-25de5973e7b2"
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=LC0056&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b212f0a66584eaa3a03fd5e9deb42ac7878d3daf7b84574671db3aff14565b32"
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 SB 121 (2017) — Provide that volunteer positions are not reportable to TRS

## 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/SB0121.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-28** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-03** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-04** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-05** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-25** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-09** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by President
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8397bdb-061e-4a20-a039-25de5973e7b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).