HB 258 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Requiring the extension of wolf hunting season

House Bill 258 (HB 258) aimed to revise laws concerning wolf hunting in Montana. The bill would have required the Fish and Wildlife Commission to authorize an annual wolf hunting season. Its main provision was to extend this wolf hunting season to conclude concurrently with the spring bear hunting season, allowing for specific regional adjustments by the commission. This legislation would have directly impacted wolf hunters and the state's wildlife management policies for wolves.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0258_3(4).pdf HB0258_3(5).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting adjustments to its section numbering and text spacing. No substantive policy changes, such as new dates, funding amounts, or eligibility rules, were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

Added extra numbers to section headers (e.g., changing '(8)(9) (8)' to '(8)(9)(8)') and adjusted line spacing, which are likely formatting corrections rather than policy changes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025

How they voted

3119
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
31 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-8-1)
house
Mar 31, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-19)
senate
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Paul Fielder
RRepublican
MT
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