---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws related to county bounties on predators"
description: "Revising laws related to county bounties on predators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 305"
citation: "Montana HB 305 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Fish and Wildlife", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Harris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-09"
last_action: "2017-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07736fd8-ae9e-476c-9533-106681d48ece"
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=LC2143&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "17c637f02b59fd1f11ccada90f1de4a95315d2867755ad0b45b4d0efd6cc3df5"
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 305 (2017) — Revising laws related to county bounties on predators

## 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/HB0305.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **74–26** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **39–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **79–21** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bill Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-09** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-06** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-01-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **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
- **2017-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Hearing
- **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`
- **2017-02-23** 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/07736fd8-ae9e-476c-9533-106681d48ece`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).