republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-375.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove notice for killing animals running at large"
description: "Remove notice for killing animals running at large"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 375"
citation: "Montana SB 375 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Fish and Wildlife", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-22T17:30:40+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:28:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f13d8d4-f216-42aa-bed1-49938756cf39"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4237"
source_hash: "0c3fe9cd78f16ffa037d59fd0a6c3ed82828be8e572f9f150d71bbc9ea290128"
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 375 (2023) — Remove notice for killing animals running at large

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0375.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7683)
2. **SB0375.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7684)
3. **SB0375.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7685)
4. **SB0375.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7686)
5. **SB0375001SCS15245.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7639)
6. **SB0375002SCS20720.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7638)
7. **SB0375_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7610)
8. **SB0375_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7612)
9. **SB0375_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7613)
10. **SB0375_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7611)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **73–26** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **16–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:28:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:50:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-25T21:48:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:48:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:46:16+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T19:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T20:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T22:12:48+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T21:16:57+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T20:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:05:03+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:16+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T04:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T01:24:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-01T22:54:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T22:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T22:00:17+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-28T18:42:33+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-16T21:02:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:31:28+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T17:17:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T15:21:27+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T23:00:04+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T22:26:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-15T16:12:42+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-15T16:12:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-15T13:04:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T23:36:40+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-14T23:27:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T23:27:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-14T22:11:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-14T06:20:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T22:01:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T21:57:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-05T21:44:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-22T17:30:40+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/1f13d8d4-f216-42aa-bed1-49938756cf39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).