---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program"
description: "Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 372"
citation: "Montana HB 372 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom France"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 74
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-11-15T19:17:24+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T21:42:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f2667ac-5ed3-43a2-b73f-14d46cebe309"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1441?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "8ba75887f5544630931d1bada389775a655d39144fe3e24a5057213366c565c8"
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 HB 372 (2025) — Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0372.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283199)
2. **HB0372.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283200)
3. **HB0372.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290416)
4. **HB0372.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290415)
5. **HB0372_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277917)
6. **HB0372_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278333)
7. **HB0372_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285110)
8. **HB0372_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285111)
9. **HB0372_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285112)
10. **HB0372_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285113)
11. **HB0372_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277916)
12. **HB0372_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285115)
13. **HB0372_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290848)
14. **HB0372_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290849)
15. **HB0372_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290850)
16. **HB0372_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290851)
17. **HB0372_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285116)
18. **HB0372_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285145)
19. **HB0372_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285150)
20. **HB0372_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285152)
21. **HB0372_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285153)
22. **HB0372_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285154)
23. **HB0372_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285155)
24. **HB0372_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285158)
25. **HB0372_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285114)
26. **HB0372_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290857)
27. **HB0372_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290931)
28. **HB0372_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290940)
29. **HB0372_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291008)
30. **HB0372_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299839)
31. **HB0372_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311391)
32. **HB0372_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316287)
33. **HB0372_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316289)
34. **HB0372_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290852)
35. **HB0372_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316291)
36. **HB0372_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326248)
37. **HB0372_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327545)
38. **HB0372_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317328)
39. **HB0372_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318244)
40. **HB0372_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318245)
41. **HB0372_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320941)
42. **HB0372_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323252)
43. **HB0372_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323253)
44. **HB0372_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323254)
45. **HB0372_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325062)
46. **HB0372_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316290)
47. **LC1441.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269747)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **23–26** (fail) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **90–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray — **30–16** (pass) · upper
- ReconsAction -Flowers — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **8–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom France — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-15T19:17:24+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-03T20:37:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-05T15:44:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-05T19:34:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-06T14:39:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-06T18:25:38+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-06T23:22:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-07T03:48:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-07T17:58:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-07T23:25:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-08T16:34:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-17T21:03:21+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-23T18:18:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-23T23:06:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-24T15:16:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-24T17:32:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-24T18:31:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-25T21:52:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-31T21:50:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-31T22:06:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-03T17:31:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T19:47:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-07T17:38:20+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-02-10T16:04:46+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-10T23:16:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-10T23:16:48+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-12T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-12T16:19:24+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-12T21:47:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-12T21:48:53+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-19T00:10:42+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T18:19:52+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-20T20:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-21T21:38:43+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-24T21:50:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T01:49:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-25T17:12:34+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-28T22:15:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-01T15:38:24+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T18:41:06+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-01T20:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-17T13:39:30+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-17T21:10:53+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-18T15:05:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19T19:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-19T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21T21:49:25+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-24T16:26:59+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-24T16:36:07+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-26T00:03:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-26T19:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T19:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T23:42:51+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-28T22:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-01T15:33:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T18:37:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2025-04-15T21:33:42+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2025-04-16T19:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2025-04-18T22:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `failure, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T22:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T22:57:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T00:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T21:07:37+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-28T18:14:27+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-06T19:25:34+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-07T18:00:11+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T19:57:30+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:34:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T21:42:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f2667ac-5ed3-43a2-b73f-14d46cebe309`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).