---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase fees for migratory bird licenses"
description: "Increase fees for migratory bird licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Montana HB 217 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary Parry"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 67
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-17T22:37:17+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:44:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/558146bb-1b60-4a69-a158-e6b6dc63a891"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1289"
source_hash: "47349e4b4d335294e5c1a230d302718fa61d5476c5b88d497376d46a75accd22"
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 217 (2023) — Increase fees for migratory bird licenses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0217.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5645)
2. **HB0217.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5643)
3. **HB0217.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5647)
4. **HB0217_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5654)
5. **HB0217_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5655)
6. **HB0217_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5656)
7. **HB0217_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5657)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Parry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:44:10+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:23:21+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03T20:20:14+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:20:13+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:04:21+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T02:04:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T21:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T20:59:07+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-29T20:58:57+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-28T23:39:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T21:25:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T20:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T15:31:46+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-24T19:46:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-24T19:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T13:13:44+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T20:17:04+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31T18:39:17+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-30T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-27T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T16:41:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-24T19:34:10+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-24T18:32:37+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-23T21:18:03+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-23T20:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T19:11:31+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-19T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T18:49:12+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-17T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T14:41:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-17T00:13:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-13T15:36:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-11T20:07:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T18:51:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T18:28:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T15:08:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-10T15:06:25+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-10T15:06:24+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-09T21:14:33+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-08T00:47:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T16:07:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-06T16:07:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T15:28:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-05T22:12:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-03T17:36:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-03T17:36:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-02T22:06:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-02T21:19:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-02T20:37:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-02T18:39:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-26T18:33:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-23T19:48:44+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-17T22:37:17+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/558146bb-1b60-4a69-a158-e6b6dc63a891`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).