Committee

Montana Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB74 Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
HB80 Provide cash lease-only bidding for agriculture leases Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
HB119 Establish the Montana Cattle Committee Dead 02/18/2025
HB171 Eliminate Montana alfalfa seed committee Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
HB190 Establish American rodeo the official state sport of Montana Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
HB269 Eliminate the organic commodity advisory council Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/17/2025
HB356 Allow livestock loss reimbursement for black bear predation Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/18/2025
HB401 Prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state of Montana Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB504 Expand livestock loss eligibility to include domestic bison Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
HB624 Revise agriculture laws related to beehives Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB767 Revise county predator control laws to include goats Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB860 Provide for veterinary training loan program Vetoed 04/09/2025
HJ34 Resolution supporting Montana's beef producers Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025
HJ52 Interim study on the Montana cattle industry Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/24/2025
SB78 Revise laws related to marking hides and meat Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
SB79 Repeal laws related to inspection of animals in feedlots Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
SB80 Allow for digital copies of required documentation for transport of livestock Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
SB161 Provide for regulation and sale of aquaculture Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
SB386 Provide for the Montana Local Meat Act Dead 02/21/2025
SB414 Generally revise laws relating to garbage feeding Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/24/2025
SB509 Revise ownership laws related to farm equipment embedded software- electronic control unit, sensor, switches, and controls Dead 02/26/2025
SB517 Revise irrigation district commissioner election laws Dead 02/26/2025
SB541 Create a pollinator health task force Dead 03/25/2025
SJ11 Interim study on farmer's markets and food systems Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SJ23 Interim study on market-sensitive crops and ag technology Dead 03/25/2025
SJ25 Joint resolution urging Congress to support MCOOL Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SJ27 Joint resolution urging Congress to act on brucellosis vaccines for livestock Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
SJ46 Interim study of food security and agricultural prosperity Dead 04/17/2025
SR19 Confirm governor's appointees for the board of hail insurance Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
SR34 Confirm governor's appointee for livestock loss board Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/15/2025
SR35 Confirm governor's appointee for board of livestock Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/15/2025
SR45 Confirm governor's appointees for board of veterinary medicine Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/15/2025
SR79 Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of agriculture Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SR88 Confirm governor's appointees for the board of milk control Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/28/2025
SR90 Confirm governor's appointees for the board of livestock Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/28/2025
SR103 Confirm governor's appointees for livestock loss board Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025