---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise drug and mental health treatment court laws"
description: "Revise drug and mental health treatment court laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "Montana SB 45 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret (Margie) MacDonald"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-07-06"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/536cddd4-ee1c-46b3-8a66-d1423dd7d187"
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=LC0188&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ce318897e1ddf7f8ae3f37236ae4c860aec987477e25436b012d17c95697daee"
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 45 (2017) — Revise drug and mental health treatment court laws

## 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/SB0045.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Margaret (Margie) MacDonald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-06** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-06** 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** Fiscal Note Received
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-19** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-08** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **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/536cddd4-ee1c-46b3-8a66-d1423dd7d187`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).