Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ73: Study resolution on block management funding and participation
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study examining the long-term funding, expansion, and stability of the block management program; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING AN INTERIM STUDY EXAMINING THE LONG-TERM FUNDING, EXPANSION, AND STABILITY OF THE BLOCK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; AND REQUIRING THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY BE REPORTED TO THE 70TH LEGISLATURE. WHEREAS, the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Park's Block Management Program is Montana's premier public hunting access program and is broadly and strongly supported by both resident and nonresident hunters; and WHEREAS, maintaining the Block Management Program is essential to providing high-quality hunting opportunities for many hunters and retaining the support of landowners across the state who are enrolled in the program; and WHEREAS, the utilization of Block Management areas has steadily increased from 490,000 hunter days in 2010 to 638,000 hunter days in 2023 even as the total acreage enrolled in the Block Management Program has declined from 8.5 million acres in 2010 to 6.8 million acres in 2023; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the program has significantly increased from $4.7 million in 2010 to $11.5 million in 2023. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: That the Legislative Council be requested to designate an appropriate interim committee or statutory committee, pursuant to section 5-5-217, MCA, to: (1) examine the …
Sponsors
- France, Tom (D, 99) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Hearing
Votes
- Do Pass (April 29, 2025): 59 yea, 40 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 28, 2025): 53 yea, 47 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish, Interim Study Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJ73?
- HJ73 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Study resolution on block management funding and participation.
- What does HJ73 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study examining the long-term funding, expansion, and stability of the block management program; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
- What is the status of HJ73?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ73?
- France, Tom (D, 99).
- Where is the official record for HJ73?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3277
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