---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise oversight of stream gauge network"
description: "Revise oversight of stream gauge network"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Montana SB 17 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dams (same as: Water)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Welborn"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-03T19:24:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-24T18:24:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06217c49-dd4d-4163-96dc-48057c60a194"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0609"
source_hash: "af977948fbcbc11b6ceb0f3877132010fcf94aa2d1a243b24cf4426403cebf5d"
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 17 (2023) — Revise oversight of stream gauge network

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0017_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1870)
2. **SB0017_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1871)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey Welborn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-24T18:24:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-24T14:59:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14T21:45:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-14T16:43:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12T16:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-06T17:49:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T17:49:02+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T19:35:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T14:11:41+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-04T02:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T15:06:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:21:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:42:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T21:44:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-23T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T22:48:45+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T22:00:16+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:44:13+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T16:02:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T20:55:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T21:54:59+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-18T18:10:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T17:39:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-15T17:39:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-08T21:34:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-08T13:25:40+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-07T21:54:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-04T20:52:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-27T20:06:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-26T17:36:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-03T19:24:28+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06217c49-dd4d-4163-96dc-48057c60a194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).