Committee
Montana House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
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committee members
Ed Byrne (R)
Vice Chair
Jill Cohenour (D)
Lee Deming (R)
Neil Duram (R)
Paul Fielder (R)
Sidney Fitzpatrick (D)
Thomas France (D)
Randyn Gregg (R)
Vice Chair
Caleb Hinkle (R)
Chair
Jedediah Hinkle (R)
Jamie Isaly (D)
Jonathan Karlen (D)
Shannon Maness (R)
Marilyn Marler (D)
Tom Millett (R)
Gary Parry (R)
Tyson Running Wolf (D)
Lukas Schubert (R)
Joshua Seckinger (D)
Tracy Sharp (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB57 | Designate quail as upland game bird | Dead | 12/20/2024 |
| HB71 | Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting | Dead | 12/20/2024 |
| HB95 | Revise law related to damage-based muskrat and beaver harvesting | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB96 | Create a trapper apprentice program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB98 | Revising laws related to possession and validation of licenses, permits, or tags | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB101 | Reclassify wolves as furbearers and align existing wolf tagging and furbearer hunting restrictions | Dead | 12/20/2024 |
| HB105 | Revise laws related to game bird farms | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB106 | Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB107 | Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB133 | Require hunter reporting of hunting activity | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB134 | Revise FWP crimestoppers program to allow financial rewards and reward permits | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB139 | Revise laws related to mule deer buck hunting in November | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB145 | Revise fee for nonresident base hunting license | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/09/2025 |
| HB146 | Revise hunting license fees to include cranes and swans | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/09/2025 |
| HB175 | Require fish, wildlife, and parks to publish a report detailing data on hunting districts | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB176 | Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB202 | Generally revise laws related to the unlawful use of aircraft for hunting | Vetoed | 01/15/2025 |
| HB216 | Allow FW Commission to issue deer and elk hunting licenses to private landowners within the Flathead Indian Reservation | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB219 | Permitting reimbursements to all individuals for receipts of costs incurred related to the hunting or trapping of wolves for all lawfully harvested wolves | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/16/2025 |
| HB222 | Creating open wolf hunting season until the population is at or below a certain number | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB240 | Generally revise laws related to digital mapping of and hunting from navigable rivers and islands | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB242 | Revise fines related to aquatic invasive species | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/17/2025 |
| HB244 | Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/17/2025 |
| HB258 | Requiring the extension of wolf hunting season | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB259 | Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/20/2025 |
| HB264 | Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/21/2025 |
| HB283 | Revise laws for hunting licenses lotteries | Vetoed | 01/23/2025 |
| HB307 | Generally revise laws related to licensing donations for disabled veterans | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/24/2025 |
| HB328 | Allow hunters over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HB330 | Create auction or lottery licenses for antelope and swans | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HB347 | Revise laws related to hunter orange | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB353 | Revise shed hunting requirements | Dead | 01/31/2025 |
| HB354 | Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| HB356 | Allow livestock loss reimbursement for black bear predation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| HB372 | Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| HB417 | Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| HB436 | Require trappers to post notice signs near trails on public lands | Dead | 02/10/2025 |
| HB450 | Generally revise bird dog training licensing laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB468 | Generally revise laws related to watercraft. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB519 | Repeal nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| HB554 | Remove FWP requirement to regulate wolves as furbearers or game animals | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| HB559 | Revise river usage laws related to commercial fishing, outfitting, and guiding | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB560 | Establish the Montana hunters and anglers community fund | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB564 | Require mandatory reporting of deer and elk hunting activity | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB568 | Provide for the Montana hunters first act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| HB648 | Require FWP notification before the release of large predators | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/22/2025 |
| HB661 | Generally revise laws related to the unlawful harassment of wild animals | Dead | 02/22/2025 |
| HB762 | Require the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to publish a report on river usage | Vetoed | 02/26/2025 |
| HB763 | Generally revise laws related to the block management program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB767 | Revise county predator control laws to include goats | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB817 | Generally revise laws related to hunting licenses for terminally ill youth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2025 |
| HB829 | Generally revise laws related to aquatic invasive species. | Dead | 03/01/2025 |
| HB847 | Provide funding for grizzly bear management | Dead | 03/20/2025 |
| HB857 | Establishing a surcharge for hunters and anglers who lease land | Dead | 03/24/2025 |
| HB897 | Generally revise laws related to shed hunting on wildlife management areas | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2025 |
| HB907 | Generally revise fish and game laws | Dead | 03/28/2025 |
| HB930 | Revise watercraft laws related to nighttime boating and skiing | Dead | 03/31/2025 |
| HJ73 | Study resolution on block management funding and participation | Dead | 04/23/2025 |
| HR6 | Resolution on the protection of November mule deer hunt | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/15/2025 |
| SB63 | Revise law related to the use of motion-tracking devices while hunting | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| SB83 | Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| SB106 | Revising laws related to the use of manned and unmanned aircraft while hunting | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2025 |
| SB148 | Allow landowners to designate licenses to persons with disabilities | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| SB165 | Revise business laws relating to snowmobile rental and trail maintenance | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB235 | Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk licenses | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/22/2025 |
| SB238 | Allow hunters to donate funds for archery equipment for disabled bowhunters | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| SB257 | Generally revise Smith River permit laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2025 |
| SB270 | Revise laws related to antlerless elk licenses | Dead | 03/01/2025 |
| SB310 | Revise the trail stewardship grant program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| SB427 | Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails | Dead | 03/17/2025 |
| SB441 | Establishing the Montana block management enforcement network | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| SB514 | Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |