---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize replacement hunting license when harvested game unfit for consumption"
description: "Authorize replacement hunting license when harvested game unfit for consumption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 353"
citation: "Montana HB 353 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gunderson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1896803-aead-4c25-96aa-c95e28669271"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=353&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "03e395de38fa51fe5b8cd0e6b09a29258889348e91ec6c1f89af4e08a41de9fb"
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 353 (2021) — Authorize replacement hunting license when harvested game unfit for consumption

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0353_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0353_1.pdf)
2. **HB0353_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0353_2.pdf)
3. **HB0353_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0353_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0353.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–2** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Gunderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-14** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-21** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-10** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** First Reading - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Returned to House
- **2021-03-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** 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/a1896803-aead-4c25-96aa-c95e28669271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).