Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB264: Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to wildlife location data and telemetry frequencies; providing prohibitions and exceptions on the releasing of data by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks; and amending section 2-6-1003, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO WILDLIFE LOCATION DATA AND TELEMETRY FREQUENCIES; PROVIDING PROHIBITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS ON THE RELEASING OF DATA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-6-1003, MCA. Section 1. Wildlife location data and telemetry frequencies -- data-sharing agreements. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (5) or as otherwise provided by law, the department may not release wildlife location data or telemetry frequencies, whether collected by the department or held by the department, of hunted or trapped animals. (2) Wildlife location data used as part of a study that includes a completion report may be released 1 year after the completion of the study and report. (3) Wildlife location data that is not used as part of a study may be released 1 year after the department collects or acquires the data. (4) The department may release wildlife location data for environmental permitting activities. (5) Subject to the restrictions in subsections (2) and (3), the department may share wildlife location data with project partners and other government agencies through data-sharing agreements. Section 2. Section 2-6-1003, MCA, is amended to read: "2-6-1003. Access to public information -- safety and security exceptions -- Montana historical society exception additional exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) through (4), every person has a …
Sponsors
- Karlen, Jonathan (D, 98) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : 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 Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 92 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 26 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 78 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 84 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish
Common questions
- What is HB264?
- HB264 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests.
- What does HB264 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to wildlife location data and telemetry frequencies; providing prohibitions and exceptions on the releasing of data by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks; and amending section 2-6-1003, mca.
- What is the status of HB264?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB264?
- Karlen, Jonathan (D, 98).
- Where is the official record for HB264?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3547
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