---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to approval of accounting system for state contractors"
description: "Revise laws related to approval of accounting system for state contractors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 54"
citation: "Montana SB 54 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts (see also: Public Contracts)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jen Gross"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/437016f9-6605-4ae7-8be4-37c7efa11054"
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=LC0333&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "cdbc51260d3063c20e71ccbfe8d7bfc99a870110669ac4e12730b3604e4466dd"
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 54 (2017) — Revise laws related to approval of accounting system for state contractors

## 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/SB0054.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **51–49** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **42–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **41–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **55–42** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **8–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jen Gross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-26** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-10-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-07** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-18** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing
- **2017-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-15** Signed by President
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/437016f9-6605-4ae7-8be4-37c7efa11054`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).