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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarify definition of bison"
+description: "Clarify definition of bison"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 318"
+citation: "Montana HB 318 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Indians", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth L Holmlund"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2020-11-19"
+last_action: "2021-05-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eec969d0-c4e3-41aa-bd8c-36edde3f9fd8"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=318&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
+source_hash: "5ddb42ec90ea8db64bf0da8d4667d31a1eb15e7c4701111ed5646ea81ab38520"
+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 318 (2021) — Clarify definition of bison
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0318_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0318_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0318_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0318_2.pdf)
+3. **HB0318_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0318_X.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0318.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower
+- AMD-003 Flowers D/PASS — **21–29** (fail) · upper
+- Do Pass — **65–33** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
+- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- DO PASS — **11–6** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **65–32** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kenneth L Holmlund — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
+- **2020-12-17** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-01-15** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-01-15** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2021-01-15** Draft in Edit
+- **2021-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2021-01-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2021-01-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2021-01-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2021-01-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Review
+- **2021-01-29** Draft in Assembly
+- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2021-02-04** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2021-02-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
+- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
+- **2021-03-11** Amendments Available
+- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
+- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
+- **2021-03-17** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
+- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-03-29** Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
+- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2021-05-01** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2021-05-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
+- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
+- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-14** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eec969d0-c4e3-41aa-bd8c-36edde3f9fd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+