---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to prescription drug use"
description: "Revise laws relating to prescription drug use"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 312"
citation: "Montana SB 312 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Rule Making", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey W Welborn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-07"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07a1b6f7-d527-4f00-88b4-5d033379ab88"
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=LC0684&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ac3fbeef3050ef1a14561f48b8dd7c752704eccec03dd389e16fc394841c719d"
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 312 (2017) — Revise laws relating to prescription drug use

## 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/SB0312.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey W Welborn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-07** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-15** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-16** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-17** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Hearing
- **2017-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **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`
- **2017-03-21** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** 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/07a1b6f7-d527-4f00-88b4-5d033379ab88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).