republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-354.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reciprocity for out of state trappers"
description: "Reciprocity for out of state trappers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 354"
citation: "Montana SB 354 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Brown"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T21:38:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:50:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8bde873d-045b-47ac-8396-279114fd1cad"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3230"
source_hash: "d14b537ff676c68890c96cf51c2e9d4c486a0ac7e810b116a381d90c7064bc31"
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 354 (2023) — Reciprocity for out of state trappers

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0354.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7550)
2. **SB0354.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7549)
3. **SB0354001SCS12784.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7527)
4. **SB0354_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7511)
5. **SB0354_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7510)
6. **SB0354_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7512)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:50:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T23:34:30+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T23:34:29+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:14:09+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:13+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:22+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:03:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:12+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T22:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T01:02:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T00:29:20+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T15:17:15+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-23T22:00:57+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T14:59:01+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-21T22:10:34+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-20T22:10:24+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-16T20:32:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T14:16:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T18:56:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T18:41:24+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-15T18:37:14+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T18:37:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-15T17:57:13+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-14T21:22:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T15:14:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T15:14:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T00:50:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T00:38:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T22:55:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T22:55:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T18:08:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-13T00:32:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T20:18:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T18:33:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T00:35:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-09T23:26:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-15T00:19:36+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-05T21:38:05+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/8bde873d-045b-47ac-8396-279114fd1cad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).