---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws regarding sexual crimes"
description: "Revising laws regarding sexual crimes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 29"
citation: "Montana SB 29 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1914e967-8b2a-4ffe-96b7-8f021ffc8cbf"
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=LC0272&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "10a73bc6b0a27597871aa6a81e52c00cbca2ea25acd49079da9ee696264ea462"
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 29 (2017) — Revising laws regarding sexual crimes

## 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/SB0029.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diane Sands — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-15** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-30** 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** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-19** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **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/1914e967-8b2a-4ffe-96b7-8f021ffc8cbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).