---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to sage grouse conservation"
description: "Generally revise laws related to sage grouse conservation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 299"
citation: "Montana SB 299 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)", "Property", "State Government", "State Lands", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 65
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fea1bc0-f269-412b-b7e3-5e397d4d6e8d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=299&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "c727266cdcb0a31a6dbb3d7583338bdf74be011d0c773771e2e13098e0942228"
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 299 (2019) — Generally revise laws related to sage grouse conservation

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0299_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0299_1.pdf)
2. **SB0299_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0299_2.pdf)
3. **SB0299_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0299_3.pdf)
4. **SB0299_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0299_4.pdf)
5. **SB0299_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0299_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0299.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **62–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **70–27** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-19** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-28** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-01-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-30** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2019-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-14** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25** Hearing
- **2019-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Hearing
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-12** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-13** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-17** Hearing
- **2019-04-17** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-17** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-23** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-24** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fea1bc0-f269-412b-b7e3-5e397d4d6e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).