Revise laws related to game bird farms
HB 105 simplifies licensing for Montana game bird farms by removing unnecessary notification requirements for licensees and the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. It establishes a $300 annual license fee, extends licenses to a 5-year term (renewable annually), and requires farms to report bird inventory and transactions annually. Operators must maintain records for 5 years and notify the department of any operational changes, such as species or enclosure modifications. This bill directly affects commercial game bird farm owners and operators by reducing administrative burdens while maintaining reporting and recordkeeping standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 18, 2024
Signed Apr 3, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
34–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-15-1)
senate
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Jan 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-2)
house
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Dec 18, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Albus
RRepublican
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