Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB907: Generally revise fish and game laws
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to hunting licenses; revising the nonresident bonus point application fee; allowing for nonresident landowners to purchase an additional bonus point if they participate in a block management hunting access program; amending sections 87-2-113 and 87-2115, 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 GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO HUNTING LICENSES; REVISING THE NONRESIDENT BONUS POINT APPLICATION FEE; ALLOWING FOR NONRESIDENT LANDOWNERS TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL BONUS POINT IF THEY PARTICIPATE IN A BLOCK MANAGEMENT HUNTING ACCESS PROGRAM; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-2-113 AND 87-2115, 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 87-2-113, MCA, is amended to read: "87-2-113. Application fees. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), when the department determines a drawing is necessary prior to issuance of hunting licenses for any game species during a hunting season, it shall collect a $5 per species application fee for each species. (b) The department shall collect the following per species special license application fees for each nonresident, $50; (ii) mountain goat--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (iii) mountain sheep--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (iv) wild buffalo or bison--resident, $10; nonresident, $50. (2) (a) If a resident participates in the bonus point system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $2 per for each species. (b) (i) If a nonresident participates in the bonus point system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $20 per $25 for each species. (ii) …
Sponsors
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Take HB 907 from Comm-Manzella (April 24, 2025): 13 yea, 37 nay, failed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 74 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Do Not Pass (April 4, 2025): 45 yea, 54 nay, failed
Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB907?
- HB907 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise fish and game laws.
- What does HB907 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to hunting licenses; revising the nonresident bonus point application fee; allowing for nonresident landowners to purchase an additional bonus point if they participate in a block management hunting access program; amending sections 87-2-113 and 87-2115, mca; repealing section 87-2-714, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of HB907?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB907?
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB907?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3902
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