---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove 24 hour wait requirement for wolf license"
description: "Remove 24 hour wait requirement for wolf license"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Montana HB 131 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caleb Hinkle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-17T20:47:43+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:38:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d15244a2-9086-412e-8228-64de6d997b2b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0736"
source_hash: "6b0a6f4505f896c9fee1fbf8ff5e5da8aed278be1f549649da5af18c4ded8bc5"
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 131 (2023) — Remove 24 hour wait requirement for wolf license

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0131_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3667)
2. **HB0131_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3665)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **17–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–21** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caleb Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:38:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:28:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05T15:50:49+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T15:50:12+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-28T22:01:12+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-28T21:19:56+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-27T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-26T20:34:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T22:42:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-25T21:16:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T20:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T15:03:49+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:00:03+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:13:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:19:03+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:17:11+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T18:29:46+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:12:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:13:40+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T22:11:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T22:11:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T16:47:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-27T01:12:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-23T20:43:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-23T17:27:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-17T20:47:43+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d15244a2-9086-412e-8228-64de6d997b2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).