Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB857: Establishing a surcharge for hunters and anglers who lease land
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing a surcharge for leased hunting or fishing lands; providing that 10% of an annual lease payment be paid to the department of fish, wildlife, and parks upon purchase of a conservation license; requiring that revenues from the fee be used to fund block management; providing a penalty; amending section 87-2-202, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SURCHARGE FOR LEASED HUNTING OR FISHING LANDS; PROVIDING THAT 10% OF AN ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS UPON PURCHASE OF A CONSERVATION LICENSE; REQUIRING THAT REVENUES FROM THE FEE BE USED TO FUND BLOCK MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AMENDING SECTION 87-2-202, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 87-2-202, MCA, is amended to read: "87-2-202. Application -- fee -- lease surcharge -- penalty. (1) (a) Except as provided in 87-2817(2), a conservation license must be sold upon written application. The application must contain the applicant's name, age, [last four digits of the applicant's social security number,] street address of permanent residence, mailing address, qualifying length of time as a resident in the state of Montana, and status as a citizen of the United States or as an alien and must be signed by the applicant. The applicant shall present a valid Montana driver's license, a Montana driver's examiner's identification card, a tribal identification card, or other identification specified by the department to substantiate the required information when applying for a conservation license. It is the applicant's burden to provide documentation establishing the applicant's identity and qualifications to purchase …
Sponsors
- France, Tom (D, 99) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB857?
- HB857 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establishing a surcharge for hunters and anglers who lease land.
- What does HB857 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing a surcharge for leased hunting or fishing lands; providing that 10% of an annual lease payment be paid to the department of fish, wildlife, and parks upon purchase of a conservation license; requiring that revenues from the fee be used to fund block management; providing a penalty; amending section 87-2-202, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB857?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB857?
- France, Tom (D, 99).
- Where is the official record for HB857?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1442
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