---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise FWP super tag program laws"
description: "Revise FWP super tag program laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 456"
citation: "Montana HB 456 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Ler"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T22:04:12+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T19:37:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec487e25-66a2-4296-bdc6-246bd898add4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3241"
source_hash: "7f0e627a9f6ed5affdd815914077233ac9a7e572f5eeeb6933d4191184402d62"
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 456 (2023) — Revise FWP super tag program laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0456.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9982)
2. **HB0456.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9983)
3. **HB0456.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9981)
4. **HB0456.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9978)
5. **HB0456.001.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9977)
6. **HB0456.001.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9979)
7. **HB0456001SCH19618.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9980)
8. **HB0456_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9987)
9. **HB0456_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9985)
10. **HB0456_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9986)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **82–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon Ler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T19:37:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:43:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:14:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:14:02+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:26:26+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T22:18:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T17:14:22+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T19:32:56+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T17:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:50:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:42:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T00:22:03+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-16T22:00:34+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T23:07:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-15T21:35:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-15T15:20:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-10T20:21:03+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T18:31:06+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T20:42:12+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-08T20:44:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-08T20:42:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T21:46:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-01T00:56:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T16:30:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-31T16:30:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T12:33:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-31T00:32:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T19:11:37+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T19:11:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-30T16:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T02:00:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-27T17:06:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-27T16:01:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-21T19:42:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-19T22:12:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-17T00:06:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-15T00:23:13+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-05T22:04:12+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/ec487e25-66a2-4296-bdc6-246bd898add4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).