---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow digital carcass tags"
description: "Allow digital carcass tags"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 50"
citation: "Montana SB 50 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JP Pomnichowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e3e6099-7417-4e0d-8761-a267af41acdc"
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=LC0466&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "46a656db2d9b9338d7ae9bda9ccdf7d4e2a3a153e74a332874237e5a3b2bef38"
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 50 (2017) — Allow digital carcass tags

## 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/SB0050.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **94–5** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **45–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- JP Pomnichowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-11** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-23** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-01** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-01** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-23** Signed by President
- **2017-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-15** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e3e6099-7417-4e0d-8761-a267af41acdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).