---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise outfitter assistant laws"
description: "Revise outfitter assistant laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 289"
citation: "Montana HB 289 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Jacobson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-10-24"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d4a899f-7b07-48ee-9d16-5a13cad39ca3"
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=LC0573&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "9e666a9ddb2c2502069d716987edf80cc7b83ba4c082c1a192606b43708b48e4"
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 289 (2017) — Revise outfitter assistant laws

## 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/HB0289.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Tom Jacobson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-24** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-23** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-12** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-13** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-16** 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
- **2017-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-25** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-28** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-29** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-07** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d4a899f-7b07-48ee-9d16-5a13cad39ca3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).