---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons"
description: "Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 514"
citation: "Montana SB 514 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregg Hunter"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-15T15:15:15+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T16:02:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ef44576-c188-4a4c-9a18-7017a38e379f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3901?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "691f95ef6444b697c4348bdd200478c5b099cc8baa330eadc199a1c09d737ced"
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 514 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons

## Version chain

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

1. **LC3901.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283368)
2. **SB0514.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289280)
3. **SB0514.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289012)
4. **SB0514.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289584)
5. **SB0514_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288225)
6. **SB0514_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288836)
7. **SB0514_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291689)
8. **SB0514_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291690)
9. **SB0514_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291691)
10. **SB0514_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291692)
11. **SB0514_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288002)
12. **SB0514_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291694)
13. **SB0514_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312967)
14. **SB0514_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317647)
15. **SB0514_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318510)
16. **SB0514_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318523)
17. **SB0514_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318524)
18. **SB0514_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291696)
19. **SB0514_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291700)
20. **SB0514_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291701)
21. **SB0514_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291703)
22. **SB0514_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291706)
23. **SB0514_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293551)
24. **SB0514_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293682)
25. **SB0514_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293688)
26. **SB0514_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291693)
27. **SB0514_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318526)
28. **SB0514_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319043)
29. **SB0514_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319044)
30. **SB0514_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321014)
31. **SB0514_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323030)
32. **SB0514_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323031)
33. **SB0514_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323032)
34. **SB0514_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325001)
35. **SB0514_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318525)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **40–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **12–8** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **16–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregg Hunter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-15T15:15:15+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-14T16:26:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-14T21:06:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-17T20:50:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-18T00:04:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-18T00:59:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-18T17:18:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T00:52:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-26T00:35:36+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-26T20:27:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T20:34:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T03:13:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2025-02-27T23:32:17+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Fish and Game `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Fish and Game `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T23:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T00:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T01:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:19:11+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-17T15:27:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-02T12:54:56+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-04-08T23:03:12+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-17T23:23:35+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-04-18T16:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-04-23T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T19:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24T20:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T00:00:14+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2025-04-28T22:26:26+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T23:12:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:00:06+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T17:56:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T16:02:44+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/0ef44576-c188-4a4c-9a18-7017a38e379f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).