---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise use of fire suppression account funds"
description: "Revise use of fire suppression account funds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 281"
citation: "Montana SB 281 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fires and Fire Protection", "Rule Making", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2017-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a579e82b-9782-446d-8f94-ff78ef485018"
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=LC2394&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "976458056fed5d870c6df71a302b203b5081acb1b2f919fa494879d5c5e3454c"
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 281 (2017) — Revise use of fire suppression account funds

## 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/SB0281.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chas Vincent — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-13** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-14** 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
- **2017-02-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-20** Hearing
- **2017-02-21** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-28** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a579e82b-9782-446d-8f94-ff78ef485018`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).