---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws regarding rural improvement districts for road maintenance"
description: "Revise laws regarding rural improvement districts for road maintenance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 79"
citation: "Montana SB 79 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-11-14"
last_action: "2017-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0dc3c02f-13d9-4bbf-8652-6abc4b887625"
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=LC0787&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "a46fa53d43f17e1b10ad95d1dc3db0199d96a9109f441a6ae0eb47ed7d5fecf1"
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 79 (2017) — Revise laws regarding rural improvement districts for road maintenance

## 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/SB0079.pdf)

## Votes

- AMD- 1 Fitzpatrick D/PASS — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **45–2** (pass) · legislature
- Indefinitely Postpone -Thomas — **21–28** (fail) · legislature
- AMD-1 Facey D/PASS — **42–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **29–20** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **60–40** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **21–28** (fail) · legislature
- AMD-1 Buttrey D/PASS — **47–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-11** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-13** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Hearing
- **2017-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-24** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-01-24** 2nd Reading Pass as Amended Motion Failed
- **2017-01-24** 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postpone Motion Failed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-14** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-16** Taken from 3rd Reading; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by President
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0dc3c02f-13d9-4bbf-8652-6abc4b887625`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).