---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify additional penalties for hunting with artificial light"
description: "Clarify additional penalties for hunting with artificial light"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "Montana SB 52 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/807f0ea4-0436-4505-b58b-e02b18dfb587"
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=LC0469&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c3052c54654da1ae75e08a4fa73919d2d69ce6be803cb4f037e3b72ebfe026d2"
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 52 (2017) — Clarify additional penalties for hunting with artificial light

## 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/SB0052.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **43–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **46–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–14** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** 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`
- **2017-01-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-19** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-20** Signed by President
- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/807f0ea4-0436-4505-b58b-e02b18dfb587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).