---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise livestock transportation permit laws"
description: "Revise livestock transportation permit laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 338"
citation: "Montana HB 338 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casey Knudsen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ab801ad-9ae9-45d8-9fe7-e34a04a93ed6"
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=LC2403&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "8cbd030b1caeb8ac97f9c3b326421e6f326c7a862a48d6f82b90e2950a8bb53c"
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 338 (2017) — Revise livestock transportation permit 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/HB0338.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **23–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Casey Knudsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-25** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-27** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-27** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-27** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-30** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-16** Hearing
- **2017-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-24** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to House
- **2017-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by President
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ab801ad-9ae9-45d8-9fe7-e34a04a93ed6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).