Allow FW Commission to issue deer and elk hunting licenses to private landowners within the Flathead Indian Reservation
HB 216 requires the Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish rules for issuing deer and elk hunting licenses. These licenses would be available to private landowners whose property is within the exterior boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation. The licenses would only be valid for hunting on the land owned by the license holder within the reservation. The bill also directs the department to pursue an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes to transfer revenue from these license sales to the tribal council.
Bill status
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill text was updated to reflect the official House Bill number (HB 216) and the correct sponsor list, replacing the previous draft identifier (LC2221). The substantive legal content regarding hunting license rules for the Flathead Indian Reservation remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's authority and the specific hunting regulations it establishes remain identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header to change the identifier from LC2221 to HB 216 and added the full list of sponsors (T. Sharp, S. Kelly, etc.) that was previously missing.
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Committee
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Amendments
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Feb 14, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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Feb 13, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Tracy Sharp
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