---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limiting carryforward appropriations"
description: "Limiting carryforward appropriations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 539"
citation: "Montana HB 539 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6061dd5-3c34-4ef4-b01f-38eb91e3373c"
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=LC1911&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "cc7bdec582379faf8a75c1334b11ac280a377ac85c4313bc0e4cc3cb638bd19c"
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 HB 539 (2017) — Limiting carryforward appropriations

## 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/HB0539.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rob Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-19** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-23** Hearing
- **2017-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-06** 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/e6061dd5-3c34-4ef4-b01f-38eb91e3373c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).