---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify county commission quorum requirements"
description: "Clarify county commission quorum requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Montana SB 2 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pat Connell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2015-11-09"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b087720-6920-4db1-90bc-8fc4cf2de46e"
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=LC0012&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d83ce8f4bf7bd9799cce87a36fa9384ef8c78d48148e5b21ca0db2fc411642b4"
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 2 (2017) — Clarify county commission quorum requirements

## 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/SB0002.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **67–31** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Pat Connell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-11-09** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-24** 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
- **2016-11-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-11-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-20** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing
- **2017-02-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Hearing
- **2017-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-14** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Signed by President
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-27** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b087720-6920-4db1-90bc-8fc4cf2de46e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).