Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB83: Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements
Status: Signed into law, May 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act authorizing the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules governing the public use of private property under an active public access agreement with a private landowner; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 87-1-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER AN ACTIVE PUBLIC ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH A PRIVATE LANDOWNER; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 87-1-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. 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) shall adopt the rules of the individual landowners governing the public use of each landowner's private property managed by the department under active public access agreements with private landowners; (d)(e) must have the power within the department to establish wildlife refuges and bird and game preserves; (e)(f) shall approve all acquisitions or transfers by the department of interests in land or …
Sponsors
- Loge, Denley (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- France, Tom (D, 99)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 95 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Property, Fish, Rule Making
Common questions
- What is SB83?
- SB83 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements.
- What does SB83 do?
- In its own words: An act authorizing the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules governing the public use of private property under an active public access agreement with a private landowner; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 87-1-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB83?
- Signed into law as of May 9, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB83?
- Loge, Denley (R, 45), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB83?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0509
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