---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to the board of pardons and parole"
description: "Generally revise laws related to the board of pardons and parole"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "Montana SB 64 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Legislature", "Public Officers and Employees", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Wolken"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 84
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2016-10-20"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e807dc7b-f7c2-410b-ba6b-05cfdb54c936"
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=LC0560&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d18ef8b7359e51ab815025f00f193c83894f6c8180aca3e1fb50260021bfed54"
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 64 (2017) — Generally revise laws related to the board of pardons and parole

## 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/SB0064.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Not Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **21–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–4** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **41–8** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Brodehl D/PASS — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Wolken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-21** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-07** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **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** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-17** Hearing
- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** 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** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-03-21** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2017-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-27** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-03** Hearing
- **2017-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-11** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-12** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-12** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-04-12** Hearing
- **2017-04-13** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-13** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e807dc7b-f7c2-410b-ba6b-05cfdb54c936`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).