---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow individuals to wear traditional regalia, objects of cultural significance"
description: "Allow individuals to wear traditional regalia, objects of cultural significance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 319"
citation: "Montana SB 319 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jen Gross"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8fc019e-7f13-4c6c-80a4-3cdc134076ab"
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=LC2440&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "79d949542c21da2b697a15a882a51fc2494f14df30b937e68da96f86e9268ba8"
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 319 (2017) — Allow individuals to wear traditional regalia, objects of cultural significance

## 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/SB0319.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur as Amended — **69–31** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Kipp III D/PASS — **51–49** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · legislature
- Take from Comm-Olszewski — **35–15** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jen Gross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-16** Draft Request Received
- **2017-02-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-22** Hearing
- **2017-02-22** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-02-23** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2017-02-24** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-07** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Signed by President
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-21** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8fc019e-7f13-4c6c-80a4-3cdc134076ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).