Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB134: Revise FWP crimestoppers program to allow financial rewards and reward permits
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to offer financial rewards and reward permits as part of the fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program; and amending section 87-5-605, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS TO OFFER FINANCIAL REWARDS AND REWARD PERMITS AS PART OF THE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS CRIMESTOPPERS PROGRAM; AND AMENDING SECTION 87-5-605, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 87-5-605, MCA, is amended to read: "87-5-605. Powers and duties of department -- rules. (1) The department shall: (a) create, maintain, and promote a statewide fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combating fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes; and (b) consider the board's recommendations and take action on them. (2) The department may: (a) advise and assist in the creation and maintenance of local programs, including neighborhood watch programs; (b) encourage the channeling of information from state and local programs to law enforcement agencies; (c) foster the detection of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes by the public; (d) encourage the public, through a reward program or otherwise, to provide information that assists in the prosecution of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes; (e) offer financial rewards, reward permits, or other incentives to the public; (e)(f) promote state and local programs through the media; (f)(g) accept gifts, grants, or donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance …
Sponsors
- Cochran, Curtis (R, 90) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Fish
Common questions
- What is HB134?
- HB134 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise FWP crimestoppers program to allow financial rewards and reward permits.
- What does HB134 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to offer financial rewards and reward permits as part of the fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program; and amending section 87-5-605, mca.".
- What is the status of HB134?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB134?
- Cochran, Curtis (R, 90).
- Where is the official record for HB134?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0413
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