---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise protest provisions for special districts"
description: "Revise protest provisions for special districts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 189"
citation: "Montana SB 189 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 64
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-11-15"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/faa6f0cc-29b1-40bf-a255-8c1c0eab6dd0"
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=LC0843&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "cffb05c6dcb52e46949fc1c9c6e3abfaabedea11b13c51064343164a0b54fcc9"
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 189 (2017) — Revise protest provisions for special districts

## 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/SB0189.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **30–17** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **61–38** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Custer D/PASS — **47–53** (fail) · legislature
- Do Pass — **59–41** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **33–17** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–11** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-30** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-31** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-01** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-16** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-18** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Hearing
- **2017-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Signed by President
- **2017-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-31** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 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/faa6f0cc-29b1-40bf-a255-8c1c0eab6dd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).