---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise FWP laws related to publishing the number of nonresident licenses"
description: "Revise FWP laws related to publishing the number of nonresident licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 593"
citation: "Montana HB 593 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marilyn Marler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-11T12:36:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:19:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a783aa17-d709-465c-a8b1-ea991878f6ca"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4443"
source_hash: "66ba7a49c5249168518e88bfe24112c5bdce2e7c5efb8d969904cf7f437d7655"
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 593 (2023) — Revise FWP laws related to publishing the number of nonresident licenses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0593_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9169)
2. **HB0593_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9170)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marilyn Marler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:19:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:34:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T20:41:30+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:40:38+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T02:02:52+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-03T23:41:01+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-31T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T13:49:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T16:50:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02T03:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-02T02:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T22:11:56+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T23:53:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:23+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T20:31:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:56:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:16:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T02:11:50+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T17:28:25+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-14T18:56:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T14:40:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T14:40:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T23:20:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T18:02:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T17:42:01+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T17:42:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T15:15:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-12T04:33:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T00:22:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T18:26:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-07T16:35:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-11T12:36:07+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/a783aa17-d709-465c-a8b1-ea991878f6ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).