---
type: "Bill"
title: "generally revise laws related to sage grouse"
description: "generally revise laws related to sage grouse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 284"
citation: "Montana SB 284 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-18"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/211e4fff-8074-44f9-8d16-2e09a5b63de1"
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=LC1028&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "480c844f500bd7e1d8f190116100a0551a7cb10839b9d109c26250532b01965f"
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 284 (2017) — generally revise laws related to sage grouse

## 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/SB0284.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **13–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-18** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-18** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **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** Hearing
- **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** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **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`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-05** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-08** 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/211e4fff-8074-44f9-8d16-2e09a5b63de1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).