---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise search powers of wardens"
description: "Revise search powers of wardens"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 348"
citation: "Montana HB 348 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Noland"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5bc1bbe-f936-4285-a793-275abd6f72ff"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=348&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "8c81d79b2bf347c845a17c25628455510ebd6fbad1a7b50ae02a2fdbfef5ca85"
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 348 (2019) — Revise search powers of wardens

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0348_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0348_1.pdf)
2. **HB0348_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0348_2.pdf)
3. **HB0348_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0348_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0348.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Noland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-04** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-24** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-25** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-25** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-25** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-28** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-29** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-01-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-06** Hearing
- **2019-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-02-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Hearing
- **2019-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18** Returned to House
- **2019-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-26** Signed by President
- **2019-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5bc1bbe-f936-4285-a793-275abd6f72ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).