---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise aquatic invasive species"
description: "Generally revise aquatic invasive species"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 363"
citation: "Montana SB 363 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Energy", "Environmental Protection", "Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 101
vote_count: 22
first_action: "2016-12-12"
last_action: "2017-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf5afed7-cc03-4220-88f4-5072b6a66f1e"
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=LC2163&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "653bedd9a0031d4647b33997b8716fa361454527ff9815498f48a81fc559f3c9"
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 363 (2017) — Generally revise aquatic invasive species

## 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/SB0363.pdf)

## Votes

- AMD-002 Cook D/PASS — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-8 Vincent D/PASS — **28–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **89–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **29–21** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Hertz, G D/PASS — **74–26** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **46–4** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-3 Vincent D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–4** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-5 Mr.President D/PASS — **26–24** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-4 Vincent D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **17–1** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-7 Vincent D/PASS — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- ReconsAction-Phillips — **19–29** (fail) · legislature
- AMD-6 Vincent D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **39–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **33–15** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chas Vincent — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-17** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-24** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-24** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-03-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-14** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-03-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-03-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-21** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-27** Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-29** Hearing
- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-30** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-31** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-31** Motion Failed
- **2017-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-31** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to House
- **2017-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-04** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-05** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-05** Hearing
- **2017-04-06** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-07** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Hearing
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-18** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-19** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-21** Hearing
- **2017-04-24** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-24** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-18** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf5afed7-cc03-4220-88f4-5072b6a66f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).