---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify highway patrol funding sources and increase certain registration fees"
description: "Clarify highway patrol funding sources and increase certain registration fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 57"
citation: "Montana SB 57 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-07-06"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c423e17-0d63-4890-bc05-a05b45a82500"
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=LC0182&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "41b201a7cba7f6865074dfc523bd4d38f96b42892b763c8a92ae444c1be16466"
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 57 (2017) — Clarify highway patrol funding sources and increase certain registration fees

## 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/SB0057.pdf)

## Votes

- Do concur — **37–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **37–13** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **78–21** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **16–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-06** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-28** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-16** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-29** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-12** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03** Hearing
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-28** 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/1c423e17-0d63-4890-bc05-a05b45a82500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).