---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting"
description: "Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 295"
citation: "Montana SB 295 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government", "Fish and Wildlife", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Gillespie"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 68
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-01T21:43:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:23:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/997295e5-c738-4faa-a195-3774bb472906"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0925"
source_hash: "acba9da4074724bcdeaffb5fce204a93d7c159f578c4e1bd397f5e9ac57fe37b"
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 295 (2023) — Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0295.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7154)
2. **SB0295.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7157)
3. **SB0295.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10400)
4. **SB0295.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7155)
5. **SB0295.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7156)
6. **SB0295.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7153)
7. **SB0295.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7152)
8. **SB0295001SCS18821.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7099)
9. **SB0295002CWS18799.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7100)
10. **SB0295003SCS17696.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7101)
11. **SB0295_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7077)
12. **SB0295_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7076)
13. **SB0295_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7075)
14. **SB0295_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7078)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **35–12** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bruce Gillespie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:23:00+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:42:00+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`
- **2023-04-26T21:41:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:41:44+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T21:52:18+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:10:00+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`
- **2023-04-20T01:30:00+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`
- **2023-04-14T19:37:50+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T15:21:04+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-07T14:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:22+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:10:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T02:06:23+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-28T22:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-25T23:03:14+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-24T22:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T22:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:59:35+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T19:59:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:21+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T15:40:28+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-09T21:33:27+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-08T20:24:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08T17:05:24+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T00:13:43+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-06T16:59:20+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T18:30:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T17:06:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-31T17:06:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T22:01:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T21:12:33+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T18:08:50+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T18:08:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-30T15:24:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T20:10:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-29T03:52:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-26T19:08:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-26T15:25:46+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-25T16:01:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T18:55:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T18:55:39+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T18:02:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T17:59:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T17:59:23+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T17:59:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-24T17:25:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-24T14:35:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T00:51:03+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T00:51:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T18:50:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-23T17:15:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T21:54:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-18T00:30:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T19:32:11+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-29T23:03:36+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-01T21:43:08+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/997295e5-c738-4faa-a195-3774bb472906`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).