---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempting needle and syringe exchange providers from drug paraphernalia laws"
description: "Exempting needle and syringe exchange providers from drug paraphernalia laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 228"
citation: "Montana SB 228 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duane Ankney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2017-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdee4c40-fd9f-4376-b8fc-77169d667c9c"
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=LC2542&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "9168be4a3de3c26b08e117b64ad57bd09c58f876c83064b127481c3740f91c03"
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 228 (2017) — Exempting needle and syringe exchange providers from drug paraphernalia laws

## 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/SB0228.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **91–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Duane Ankney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-18** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-17** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-16** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Signed by President
- **2017-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdee4c40-fd9f-4376-b8fc-77169d667c9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).