---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws regarding housing options for offenders"
description: "Generally revise laws regarding housing options for offenders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "Montana SB 65 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Housing", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Wolken"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-10-20"
last_action: "2017-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50061074-f695-4dd0-be6a-255b4a807317"
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=LC0561&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "fcff41b2a10dc3ca4b22d52a1b6113e49926f927291d52e9490cb0989269d2e6"
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 65 (2017) — Generally revise laws regarding housing options for offenders

## 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/SB0065.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **45–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **79–21** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **32–17** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Vincent D/PASS — **26–23** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Wolken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-17** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Assembly
- **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
- **2017-01-06** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-18** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-03** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50061074-f695-4dd0-be6a-255b4a807317`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).