---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt lifetime fishing licenses for the blind from AIS pass"
description: "Exempt lifetime fishing licenses for the blind from AIS pass"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 88"
citation: "Montana SB 88 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-17T20:53:19+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:31:57+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/668d5065-f4fd-4956-9346-dae29e66bd24"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0744"
source_hash: "98e0a996d96e44ee0cd07a4adb163657a2a85b52a5ad9e631b534b382c31f5bd"
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 88 (2023) — Exempt lifetime fishing licenses for the blind from AIS pass

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0088_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2490)
2. **SB0088_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2491)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:31:57+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:10:00+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`
- **2023-04-13T21:06:40+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T19:43:43+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:11:01+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:51:41+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`
- **2023-04-06T19:42:00+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
- **2023-02-14T20:22:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:47:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T21:29:17+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-19T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T17:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T20:26:11+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T22:00:42+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:24:30+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:34:07+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-15T23:28:12+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:45:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:15:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-29T01:52:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-29T01:52:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T17:33:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-28T17:20:21+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-23T21:20:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-23T17:44:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-17T20:53:19+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/668d5065-f4fd-4956-9346-dae29e66bd24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).