---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise gaming laws"
description: "Generally revise gaming laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 25"
citation: "Montana SB 25 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-07-06"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/935850e7-7ca5-4241-ad44-1c21d483540a"
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=LC0185&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e8472e402eadf066257cdffbc1b9f01beaceaf9962407a4e5e7da77dd825763c"
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 25 (2017) — Generally revise gaming 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/SB0025.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **85–14** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **51–49** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Olsen D/PASS — **38–62** (fail) · legislature
- Do Pass — **84–16** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-06** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2017-02-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-18** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-08** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-14** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-03-15** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-03-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-17** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-03-17** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-27** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-19** 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/935850e7-7ca5-4241-ad44-1c21d483540a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).