---
type: "Bill"
title: "Update vertebrate pest management laws"
description: "Update vertebrate pest management laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 82"
citation: "Montana HB 82 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacob Bachmeier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a77b7ab8-09b0-42db-8379-3e7770245420"
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=LC0384&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "63e8bed6a50aa4ec79c9ca0023d449f7a007899ca488d6b90177486881a34bdc"
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 82 (2017) — Update vertebrate pest management 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/HB0082.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **89–11** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **23–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **90–10** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jacob Bachmeier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** 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`
- **2017-01-31** Hearing
- **2017-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-13** Returned to House
- **2017-02-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-20** Signed by President
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-23** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a77b7ab8-09b0-42db-8379-3e7770245420`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).