---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit use or sale of certain urine as cover scent"
description: "Prohibit use or sale of certain urine as cover scent"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 173"
citation: "Montana SB 173 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd2178a9-3744-4c4a-8002-035577f0e4b9"
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=LC1207&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d418fdb33c08b3d1b78b6ea220362772ebed890fa4660732b880134de54b3465"
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 173 (2017) — Prohibit use or sale of certain urine as cover scent

## 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/SB0173.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **59–41** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **57–43** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-29** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-25** 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
- **2017-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-09** 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
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Hearing
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd2178a9-3744-4c4a-8002-035577f0e4b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).