--- type: "Bill" title: "Generally revise laws related to state government pay plans" description: "Generally revise laws related to state government pay plans" jurisdiction: "us/states/mt" legislature: "Montana Legislature" session: "2017" identifier: "SB 294" citation: "Montana SB 294 (2017)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public Officers and Employees", "State Government"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"] version_count: 1 action_count: 90 vote_count: 12 first_action: "2016-12-03" last_action: "2017-05-22" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d18b5e0-6148-44cd-ad65-72e20aabab8b" 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=LC1627&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ=" source_hash: "c3cf4833e54a7c035ecf1f2afe8872096f6ba665e8aca43c7ee22892fd580e8c" 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 294 (2017) — Generally revise laws related to state government pay plans ## 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/SB0294.pdf) ## Votes - Do Pass — **29–21** (pass) · legislature - Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature - DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature - Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature - Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · legislature - Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature - Do Not Concur — **43–7** (pass) · legislature - Do Adopt — **27–23** (pass) · legislature - BE CONCURRED IN — **22–0** (pass) · legislature - BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–3** (pass) · legislature - Do Concur — **58–41** (pass) · legislature - Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · legislature ## Sponsors - Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received - **2016-12-05** Draft On Hold - **2017-02-08** Draft Taken Off Hold - **2017-02-14** Draft to Requester for Review - **2017-02-14** Fiscal Note Probable - **2017-02-15** Draft in Legal Review - **2017-02-15** Draft in Edit - **2017-02-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD] - **2017-02-16** Draft in Input/Proofing - **2017-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review - **2017-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically - **2017-02-16** Executive Director Review - **2017-02-16** Draft in Assembly - **2017-02-16** Executive Director Final Review - **2017-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery - **2017-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester - **2017-02-16** Introduced `introduction` - **2017-02-16** Fiscal Note Requested - **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1` - **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically - **2017-02-17** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-17** Hearing Canceled - **2017-02-20** Hearing - **2017-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested - **2017-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage` - **2017-02-22** Revised Fiscal Note Received - **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note Received - **2017-02-22** Revised Fiscal Note Signed - **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed - **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage` - **2017-02-22** Printed - New Version Available - **2017-02-22** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-23** Hearing - **2017-02-23** Fiscal Note Printed - **2017-02-23** 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` - **2017-03-24** Hearing - **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - **2017-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - **2017-03-29** Printed - New Version Available - **2017-03-30** Revised Fiscal Note Requested - **2017-03-30** Revised Fiscal Note Received - **2017-03-31** Revised Fiscal Note Printed - **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2` - **2017-04-05** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-04-05** Hearing - **2017-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - **2017-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3` - **2017-04-06** Returned to Senate with Amendments - **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure` - **2017-04-11** Free Conference Committee Appointed - **2017-04-12** Hearing Canceled - **2017-04-12** Free Conference Committee Appointed - **2017-04-13** Hearing - **2017-04-13** Free Conference Committee Report Received - **2017-04-13** Free Conference Committee Report Received - **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2017-04-18** Free Conference Committee Report Received - **2017-04-18** Free Conference Committee Report Received - **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received - **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Printed - **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2017-04-27** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2017-04-27** Printed - New Version Available - **2017-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2017-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2017-04-28** Sent to Enrolling - **2017-04-28** Returned from Enrolling - **2017-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available - **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/9d18b5e0-6148-44cd-ad65-72e20aabab8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).