---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising trap and snare tagging requirement laws"
description: "Revising trap and snare tagging requirement laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 138"
citation: "Montana HB 138 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Fish and Wildlife", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Fielder"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-10"
last_action: "2021-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22090709-c12c-4391-94ec-3728ba880500"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=138&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "10ed94093fc29259cf83d21d9bc993828acbb604fb64fe8c6f31d79fa49e91a2"
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 138 (2021) — Revising trap and snare tagging requirement laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0138_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0138_1.pdf)
2. **HB0138_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0138_2.pdf)
3. **HB0138_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0138_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0138.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **76–22** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul Fielder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-14** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2020-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2020-12-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-28** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08** First Reading - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-01-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12** Returned to House
- **2021-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Signed by President
- **2021-03-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-26** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22090709-c12c-4391-94ec-3728ba880500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).