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type: "Bill"
title: "Allowing hound hunting and chase seasons for black bears"
description: "Allowing hound hunting and chase seasons for black bears"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 468"
citation: "Montana HB 468 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Fielder"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-24"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b84b7d0-ad71-4532-8481-5e61a8f9cca0"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=468&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "3e57833f512f907ab7f749b186fe558800d375028cca1a7ae9124becd3feb56c"
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 468 (2021) — Allowing hound hunting and chase seasons for black bears
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0468_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0468_1.pdf)
2. **HB0468_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0468_2.pdf)
3. **HB0468_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0468_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0468.pdf)
## Votes
- BE CONCURRED IN — **74** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **126** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6436** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **2822** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **2822** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **6038** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Paul Fielder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-24** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Fish and Game
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by President
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/3b84b7d0-ad71-4532-8481-5e61a8f9cca0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).