---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal the sunset on the hunters against hunger program"
description: "Repeal the sunset on the hunters against hunger program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 183"
citation: "Montana SB 183 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey W Welborn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-12-11"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb66312f-e3e9-4037-b61c-a0225413f7cb"
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=LC2157&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "a5ab3a5d33375667fdfdad65eebdc7322a160e9655b8bfcfd1fc3686f7cfc132"
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 183 (2017) — Repeal the sunset on the hunters against hunger program

## 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/SB0183.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey W Welborn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-11** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-07** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-20** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **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
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-24** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-24** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-30** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** 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** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Signed by President
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb66312f-e3e9-4037-b61c-a0225413f7cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).