---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove requirement to attach paper tags to a game animal carcass"
description: "Remove requirement to attach paper tags to a game animal carcass"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 76"
citation: "Montana SB 76 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edith (Edie) McClafferty"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-17T20:46:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:30:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30749c20-fadc-4a4b-b2cf-553118b1e4df"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0735"
source_hash: "1fc3259a7415172b0cf011ed6e4e9d87e4e16966b21541fe347d58ae58ddac91"
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 76 (2023) — Remove requirement to attach paper tags to a game animal carcass

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0076.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3292)
2. **SB0076.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3290)
3. **SB0076.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3288)
4. **SB0076.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3291)
5. **SB0076.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3289)
6. **SB0076001SCS12784.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10741)
7. **SB0076001SCS20786.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10742)
8. **SB0076_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2020)
9. **SB0076_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2019)
10. **SB0076_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2021)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edith (Edie) McClafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:30:47+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:09:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T17:35:34+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:35:33+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:05:58+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:51:39+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:10+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:46:21+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T21:29:14+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-19T21:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T21:57:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-13T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T17:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T16:45:54+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-11T20:08:15+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T22:00:49+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:19:45+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:31:50+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T17:47:34+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:40:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T17:29:02+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-29T17:22:05+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-29T17:22:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T22:05:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-27T01:00:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-23T20:38:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-23T17:24:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-17T20:46:32+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/30749c20-fadc-4a4b-b2cf-553118b1e4df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).