Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB402: Move the cowboy hall of fame and western heritage center to Wolf Point, Montana
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act redesignating wolf point as the site of the montana cowboy hall of fame and western heritage center; directing the department of commerce and the department of transportation to identify it as such on official state maps; amending section 1-1-525, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REDESIGNATING WOLF POINT AS THE SITE OF THE MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME AND WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO IDENTIFY IT AS SUCH ON OFFICIAL STATE MAPS; AMENDING SECTION 1-1-525, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." WHEREAS, Wolf Point has the oldest continually held rodeo in Montana; and WHEREAS, Wolf Point was home of rodeo legend stock contractor Marvin Brookman, who was the oldest active Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association cardholder in the United States; and WHEREAS, according to local history that is provided in Marvin Presser's book Wolf Point: A City of Destiny, it was during the midteens of the 1900s that "local Cowboys and Indians would hold an impromptu gathering and stage a little afternoon rodeo on the downtown dirt streets on a summer afternoon"; and WHEREAS, Wolf Point is located on the stretch of U.S. Highway 2, a coast-to-coast artery of the United States, that was originally part of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway when it was first constructed in 1919; and WHEREAS, local history reflects traditions of the Indian horsemen, along with some of the largest cattle and horse ranches in Montana; and WHEREAS, Wolf Point is the birthplace of renowned Hollywood movie star, trick rope performer, and American …
Sponsors
- Smith, Frank (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB402?
- HB402 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Move the cowboy hall of fame and western heritage center to Wolf Point, Montana.
- What does HB402 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act redesignating wolf point as the site of the montana cowboy hall of fame and western heritage center; directing the department of commerce and the department of transportation to identify it as such on official state maps; amending section 1-1-525, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB402?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB402?
- Smith, Frank (D, 31).
- Where is the official record for HB402?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4322
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