---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to juvenile offenders and registration as sex offender"
description: "Revise laws related to juvenile offenders and registration as sex offender"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Montana SB 17 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fb702d8-c2fc-4e05-be3f-37e0f232c1cd"
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=LC0276&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "da1e5209b1a400e8dc031e75f8a74e968383bd1d4910234d864100feca24f7d3"
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 17 (2017) — Revise laws related to juvenile offenders and registration as sex offender

## 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/SB0017.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **78–20** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-08** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-30** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-30** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-11-30** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fb702d8-c2fc-4e05-be3f-37e0f232c1cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).