---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify FWP residency requirement for armed forces member, spouse & dependent"
description: "Clarify FWP residency requirement for armed forces member, spouse & dependent"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 150"
citation: "Montana HB 150 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Military Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerry White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-16"
last_action: "2017-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7cd97f6-00c0-4f12-b403-b4492779eef0"
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=LC0923&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "438a8834c0b525cb3d93c577d114983be400fe87f55fd7bd9ffb7d97c6758619"
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 150 (2017) — Clarify FWP residency requirement for armed forces member, spouse & dependent

## 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/HB0150.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kerry White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-05** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-11** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-14** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-06** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-10** Hearing
- **2017-01-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-01-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Returned to House
- **2017-02-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-14** Signed by President
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7cd97f6-00c0-4f12-b403-b4492779eef0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).