Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB519: Repeal nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses
Status: Introduced, March 4, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act eliminating laws related to nonresident landowner preference for b-10 big game combination licenses; amending section 872-115, mca; repealing section 87-2-714, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ELIMINATING LAWS RELATED TO NONRESIDENT LANDOWNER PREFERENCE FOR B-10 BIG GAME COMBINATION LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 872-115, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 87-2-714, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 87-2-115, MCA, is amended to read: "87-2-115. Nonresident elk and deer license preference point system. (1) The department shall establish a preference point system to distribute Class B-10 nonresident big game combination licenses and Class B-11 nonresident deer combination licenses. (2) Nonresidents applying to purchase a Class B-10 or Class B-11 license may purchase a preference point, upon payment of a nonrefundable $100 fee, that gives an applicant who has more preference points priority to receive a Class B-10 or Class B-11 license over an applicant who has purchased fewer preference points. (3) An applicant may: (a) purchase only one preference point per license year except a nonresident hunting with an outfitter licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 47, part 3, and providing the documentation required in subsection (8), may purchase two preference points per license year. No applicant may accumulate more than three preference points total. (b) purchase a preference point without applying for a Class B-10 or Class B-11 license. An applicant not applying for a Class B-10 or …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Bill Withdrawn
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (H) Introduced
Subjects: Fish
Common questions
- What is HB519?
- HB519 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Repeal nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses.
- What does HB519 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act eliminating laws related to nonresident landowner preference for b-10 big game combination licenses; amending section 872-115, mca; repealing section 87-2-714, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of HB519?
- Introduced as of March 4, 2025. Latest action: (H) Bill Withdrawn (March 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB519?
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67).
- Where is the official record for HB519?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1301
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