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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Authorize transfer of harvested game animal"
+description: "Authorize transfer of harvested game animal"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "SB 256"
+citation: "Montana SB 256 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jason W Ellsworth"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-11-30"
+last_action: "2019-05-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06bbc910-541f-4623-84f0-c5b49aaa6a47"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=256&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
+source_hash: "a65a54c4fe96f039a5e7d9ae8015d201f1a1bd044c46eb86acb1de873540fbc2"
+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 256 (2019) — Authorize transfer of harvested game animal
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0256_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0256_1.pdf)
+2. **SB0256_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0256_2.pdf)
+3. **SB0256_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0256_x.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0256.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **85–10** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **46–1** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–1** (pass) · lower
+- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **42–2** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jason W Ellsworth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-11-30** Draft Request Received
+- **2019-01-18** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2019-01-21** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2019-01-22** Draft in Edit
+- **2019-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
+- **2019-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2019-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2019-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2019-01-24** Executive Director Review
+- **2019-01-24** Draft in Assembly
+- **2019-01-24** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2019-01-24** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2019-01-29** Draft Back for Redo
+- **2019-01-30** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2019-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
+- **2019-01-31** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2019-01-31** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2019-02-01** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2019-02-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2019-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2019-02-13** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2019-02-15** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2019-02-18** Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2019-02-19** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2019-02-21** Hearing
+- **2019-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-22** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2019-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-03-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-03-09** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-03-09** Transmitted to House
+- **2019-03-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-21** Hearing
+- **2019-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-04-13** Returned to Senate
+- **2019-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2019-04-23** Signed by President
+- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
+- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-02** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06bbc910-541f-4623-84f0-c5b49aaa6a47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+