---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit sale of fishing or hunting license if child support owed"
description: "Prohibit sale of fishing or hunting license if child support owed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 172"
citation: "Montana SB 172 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-23"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ccf965b-2024-41b7-83df-75daa56dc0b1"
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=LC2251&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "84e9da9349a61b82de137d760989c1f3e619c50051969ae90d949c4788af40ca"
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 SB 172 (2017) — Prohibit sale of fishing or hunting license if child support owed

## 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/SB0172.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-23** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-14** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-30** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-30** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-07** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03** Hearing
- **2017-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ccf965b-2024-41b7-83df-75daa56dc0b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).