---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws governing the long-range building program"
description: "Generally revise laws governing the long-range building program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "Montana SB 43 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon C Sesso"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-10-27"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6dbf122-777b-4d1c-856a-90d50936b6de"
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=LC0594&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "9d03f2d78859a2b9531ec0338b940a71355049e89c532827a4731fd13a682bf8"
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 43 (2017) — Generally revise laws governing the long-range building program

## 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/SB0043.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **42–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **29–21** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jon C Sesso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-27** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-23** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-27** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-31** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-31** 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`
- **2017-03-23** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-29** Hearing
- **2017-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-03** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Hearing
- **2017-04-04** 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
- **2017-04-07** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** 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/e6dbf122-777b-4d1c-856a-90d50936b6de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).