---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws related to donation of game meat for nonprofit meal distribution"
description: "Revising laws related to donation of game meat for nonprofit meal distribution"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 166"
citation: "Montana HB 166 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Corporations/Partnerships/Associations", "Fish and Wildlife", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Trebas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-18"
last_action: "2017-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6d05b53-634e-489c-9a65-12604e1e8c0f"
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=LC1226&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "24d46a3c0ab33d27a18d7f90eb793345bdd434e8332ca9d12a45d7f1c6db6e69"
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 166 (2017) — Revising laws related to donation of game meat for nonprofit meal distribution

## 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/HB0166.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Trebas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-18** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-15** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2016-12-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-30** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-05** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-13** Hearing
- **2017-01-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-03** 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`
- **2017-02-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-17** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6d05b53-634e-489c-9a65-12604e1e8c0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).