---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allocate wild buffalo licenses to tribes for traditional purposes"
description: "Allocate wild buffalo licenses to tribes for traditional purposes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 108"
citation: "Montana HB 108 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Indians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bridget Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1022d59-fbab-4237-a8b6-9428364c5e5a"
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=LC0470&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "57a33192a4bd26b336a9d2f6997a9f70ad47240d4bd72cd9119846ab8a542719"
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 108 (2017) — Allocate wild buffalo licenses to tribes for traditional purposes

## 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/HB0108.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **68–31** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **65–35** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Vincent D/PASS — **42–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **87–12** (pass) · legislature
- Pass for day HB 108 — **34–16** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bridget Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-18** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-01** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-14** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-27** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-27** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-29** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 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`
- **2017-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1022d59-fbab-4237-a8b6-9428364c5e5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).