Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB347: Revise laws related to hunter orange
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to the use of hunter orange while hunting; providing rulemaking authority to the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules about hunter orange requirements; amending sections 87-1-301 and 87-6-404, mca; and repealing section 87-6-414, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE USE OF HUNTER ORANGE WHILE HUNTING; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES ABOUT HUNTER ORANGE REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-1-301 AND 87-6-404, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTION 87-6-414, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 87-1-301, MCA, is amended to read: "87-1-301. Powers of commission. (1) Except as provided in subsections (6) and (7), the commission: (a) shall set the policies for the protection, preservation, management, and propagation of the wildlife, fish, game, furbearers, waterfowl, nongame species, and endangered species of the state and for the fulfillment of all other responsibilities of the department related to fish and wildlife as provided by law; (b) shall establish the hunting, fishing, and trapping rules of the department; (c) except as provided in 23-1-111 and 87-1-303(3), shall establish the rules of the department governing the use of lands owned or controlled by the department and waters under the jurisdiction of the department; (d) must have the power within the department to establish wildlife refuges and bird and game preserves; (e) shall approve all acquisitions or transfers by the department of interests in land or water, except as provided in 23-1-111 and 87-1-209(2) and (4); (f) except as provided …
Sponsors
- Parry, Gary (R, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Fish, Rule Making
Common questions
- What is HB347?
- HB347 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to hunter orange.
- What does HB347 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to the use of hunter orange while hunting; providing rulemaking authority to the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules about hunter orange requirements; amending sections 87-1-301 and 87-6-404, mca; and repealing section 87-6-414, mca.".
- What is the status of HB347?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB347?
- Parry, Gary (R, 35).
- Where is the official record for HB347?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0750
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