---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state fiscal laws"
description: "Generally revise state fiscal laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 261"
citation: "Montana SB 261 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-08-11"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc850994-7025-4f7d-82b6-3d2685fd003d"
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=LC0367&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "efdde3a0fc9f24991be72aa3b9b55cb18d4093077b864428f6524be95917f830"
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 261 (2017) — Generally revise state fiscal 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/SB0261.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **76–23** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **35–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Adopt — **35–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **89–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **73–27** (pass) · legislature
- Do Adopt — **36–12** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-11** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-22** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-14** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-14** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Hearing
- **2017-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-23** Hearing
- **2017-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-20** Motion Carried
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-26** Hearing
- **2017-04-26** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-26** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-26** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-27** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc850994-7025-4f7d-82b6-3d2685fd003d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).