---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow livestock loss reimbursement for mountain lion predation"
description: "Allow livestock loss reimbursement for mountain lion predation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 286"
citation: "Montana HB 286 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ray L Shaw"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d18b587-d6ac-4318-8d16-04d4db99e982"
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=LC0291&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "920848450b3ae588f600a5624e10b5041a560f0d77a5ef7c1fc1e9df2d6cca02"
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 286 (2017) — Allow livestock loss reimbursement for mountain lion predation

## 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/HB0286.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **21–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ray L Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-10** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-14** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-14** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-18** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-26** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-27** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Hearing
- **2017-03-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** Returned to House
- **2017-03-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Signed by President
- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d18b587-d6ac-4318-8d16-04d4db99e982`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).