---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a muzzleloader heritage hunt season"
description: "Establishing a muzzleloader heritage hunt season"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 242"
citation: "Montana HB 242 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Fish and Wildlife", "Guns and Weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caleb Hinkle"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-01"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8ad730d-1126-4f7e-8b4e-f95fe3ad5655"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=242&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e69ea083dc5ad24771997cd919357bb1e4b6494f61fe87193ff45a4b1b077ddf"
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 242 (2021) — Establishing a muzzleloader heritage hunt season

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0242_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0242_1.pdf)
2. **HB0242_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0242_2.pdf)
3. **HB0242_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0242_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0242.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caleb Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-01** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-11** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2020-12-21** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-30** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-03** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-12** Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Signed by President
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16** 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/c8ad730d-1126-4f7e-8b4e-f95fe3ad5655`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).