---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt health savings accounts from claims"
description: "Exempt health savings accounts from claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Montana SB 216 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-08-08"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f40dee1-1faa-4f13-ab47-6386691af13c"
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=LC0232&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "214fae2ad534b92bcbc3a6f4a740cf9b832900f97cb7a7a9268cd710e8e75caf"
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 216 (2017) — Exempt health savings accounts from claims

## 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/SB0216.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Fred Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-08** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** 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
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** 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/5f40dee1-1faa-4f13-ab47-6386691af13c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).