---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public officer vacancy laws"
description: "Revise public officer vacancy laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 127"
citation: "Montana SB 127 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Moe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 68
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-12-21"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fe61be-1154-4050-8371-7fa29fa8820f"
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=LC2370&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c77bad4aff975d054801444fe5cd1108403ae7470a20c06bf159898c22faa60e"
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 127 (2017) — Revise public officer vacancy laws

## 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/SB0127.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **66–34** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mary Moe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-21** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-01-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-01-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2017-01-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-27** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-30** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred on Voice Vote `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-25** Returned to Senate Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fe61be-1154-4050-8371-7fa29fa8820f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).