---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise criminal justice laws"
description: "Generally revise criminal justice laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "Montana SB 60 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Wolken"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-10-20"
last_action: "2017-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7abfad2e-01cb-4733-9752-47b0aa74424b"
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=LC0553&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b93e4f1e0f486eb95d49e089fcd6bb28735f7e05fc3ff59bba643438a71a9546"
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 60 (2017) — Generally revise criminal justice 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/SB0060.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **43–5** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Wolken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-10** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-14** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-11-21** 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 in Assembly
- **2016-11-29** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-29** 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** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-17** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-09** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-13** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Hearing
- **2017-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-05** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-14** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7abfad2e-01cb-4733-9752-47b0aa74424b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).