---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise FWP information disclosure laws"
description: "Revise FWP information disclosure laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 324"
citation: "Montana SB 324 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Fish and Wildlife", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Brown"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T21:37:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:45:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76109c7a-12eb-4c1f-9221-0a6230ea2395"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3229"
source_hash: "f19390c3e07c80d15f919ee5ca3f6364020aa5fe9473a46b844c7a4efa7a1730"
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 324 (2023) — Revise FWP information disclosure laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0324_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7311)
2. **SB0324_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7312)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:45:04+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T01:25:21+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T01:25:20+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T16:37:34+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:02:18+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T15:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:17+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T20:30:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-01T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T21:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T21:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T16:12:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T20:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T18:41:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T18:06:10+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T17:07:14+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-03T20:22:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T15:09:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T15:09:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-02T23:51:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-02T23:27:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-02T17:34:58+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-02T17:34:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T16:33:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T01:02:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-30T20:04:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T19:18:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-27T00:33:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-27T00:24:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-20T00:03:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-15T00:17:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T21:37:49+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/76109c7a-12eb-4c1f-9221-0a6230ea2395`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).