---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarification on squaring bonus points for hunting party applicants"
description: "Clarification on squaring bonus points for hunting party applicants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 79"
citation: "Montana SB 79 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Hinebauch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-17"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25018be1-2291-48a5-893d-ed58eefc9698"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=79&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "eb2c80b380fafab77b46068b75884d9fa614d135f620f5404d905e93a20649e1"
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 79 (2019) — Clarification on squaring bonus points for hunting party applicants

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0079_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0079_1.pdf)
2. **SB0079_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0079_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0079.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Hinebauch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-15** 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
- **2018-11-28** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17** Hearing
- **2019-01-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-05** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-06** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2019-04-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25018be1-2291-48a5-893d-ed58eefc9698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).