---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the apprentice hunter program"
description: "Revise the apprentice hunter program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 218"
citation: "Montana SB 218 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-17"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fb8f30c-e18a-470f-951d-a9db5256778c"
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=LC1008&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "73813d0e65b478f176fb266370b29214297292d805bd1ba48d23fa1003739067"
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 218 (2017) — Revise the apprentice hunter 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/SB0218.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **90–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **6–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **39–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–11** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-17** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-06** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-16** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-01-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-24** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-27** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-01-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-03** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-14** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-14** 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** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-09** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** 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/8fb8f30c-e18a-470f-951d-a9db5256778c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).