---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to disposition of certain property held by law enforcement"
description: "Revise laws related to disposition of certain property held by law enforcement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 200"
citation: "Montana SB 200 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f531645-e7eb-400d-9cac-6c45a7e90268"
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=LC2031&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "bb3e3ec7a2c47cf18a96565d38d4cc9126d91f7ac1c2bb74afdf13051bb47f55"
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 200 (2017) — Revise laws related to disposition of certain property held by law enforcement

## 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/SB0200.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-31** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-31** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-03** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-14** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Hearing
- **2017-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-08** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Signed by President
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f531645-e7eb-400d-9cac-6c45a7e90268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).