---
type: "Bill"
title: "Free prerequisite licenses for block management cooperators"
description: "Free prerequisite licenses for block management cooperators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 104"
citation: "Montana HB 104 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley M Loge"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-17"
last_action: "2019-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d07933de-52f0-42ae-85e9-a52c56e3bd3d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=104&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "fbcffcb73c6e89a289045ccbfed3b51104cf13ea251d7d37e3d5c54fdf9e47eb"
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 HB 104 (2019) — Free prerequisite licenses for block management cooperators

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0104_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0104_1.pdf)
2. **HB0104_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0104_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0104.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley M Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-17** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-27** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-11** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-10** Hearing
- **2019-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-14** Returned to House
- **2019-02-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-19** Signed by President
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-27** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d07933de-52f0-42ae-85e9-a52c56e3bd3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).