---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to utility line extensions"
description: "Revise laws related to utility line extensions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 374"
citation: "Montana SB 374 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Revenue", "State", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duane Ankney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 70
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-11-16"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a34df576-08d5-4794-b168-13410c251279"
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=LC0989&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "192289a2a1ffa8e6c80064d69e63f821cf64394538cd879d602c60bd7a54a759"
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 374 (2017) — Revise laws related to utility line extensions

## 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/SB0374.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-002 Mandeville D/PASS — **66–34** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **74–26** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Adopt — **46–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **73–27** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Duane Ankney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2017-03-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-03-22** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-03-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-23** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-24** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-28** Hearing
- **2017-03-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-29** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to House
- **2017-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-04-10** Hearing
- **2017-04-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-24** Rules Suspended to Accept Late Return of Amended Bill
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-24** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-24** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-25** Hearing
- **2017-04-26** Hearing
- **2017-04-26** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-26** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-26** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-27** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2017-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **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/a34df576-08d5-4794-b168-13410c251279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).