---
type: "Bill"
title: "Give safe harbors for employers hiring certain criminals"
description: "Give safe harbors for employers hiring certain criminals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 325"
citation: "Montana SB 325 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Hoven"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-10-24"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2c8aeda-732d-4ed7-82d2-5341fb954d9d"
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=LC0570&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c97863c223b374547544806707e4059417f788d8eec57225ba3c6405245c932f"
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 325 (2017) — Give safe harbors for employers hiring certain criminals

## 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/SB0325.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brian Hoven — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-24** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-12** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-27** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-21** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-21** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-21** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-23** Hearing
- **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`
- **2017-03-22** 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
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **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 Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-24** 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/c2c8aeda-732d-4ed7-82d2-5341fb954d9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).