---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise bird dog training laws"
description: "Revise bird dog training laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 280"
citation: "Montana SB 280 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 59
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-10T21:53:55+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:20:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c401f3c-16ba-4169-8fbe-47fc89938838"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1058"
source_hash: "95fdd998af1b9767f6dd49269ccd462df3f5e3599ce760d5ff0f34c38adcbbbf"
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 SB 280 (2023) — Revise bird dog training laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0280.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7001)
2. **SB0280.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7002)
3. **SB0280.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7004)
4. **SB0280.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7003)
5. **SB0280.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7006)
6. **SB0280.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7005)
7. **SB0280001SCS15245.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6987)
8. **SB0280002SCS18811.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6988)
9. **SB0280_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6979)
10. **SB0280_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6978)
11. **SB0280_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6977)
12. **SB0280_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6980)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:20:08+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:41:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T21:40:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:40:14+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T21:52:05+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:09:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T01:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:37:44+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:33:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-31T17:23:50+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-17T19:11:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17T19:10:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T15:40:37+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-15T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-13T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-28T22:36:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T21:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T19:01:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T16:04:17+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-14T22:00:55+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T18:22:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T14:46:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-14T14:25:07+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-08T14:32:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T20:37:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T22:41:19+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T21:53:50+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-06T21:52:57+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-03T21:23:59+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-01T00:58:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T16:40:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-31T16:40:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T12:31:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-31T00:30:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T20:23:22+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T20:23:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-30T16:04:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-28T23:55:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-26T00:38:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-26T00:10:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-23T19:14:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-20T20:56:21+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-13T17:18:57+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-10T21:53:55+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/2c401f3c-16ba-4169-8fbe-47fc89938838`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).