HB 372 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program

HB 372 revises the fees for several hunting licenses in Montana, directly impacting resident and nonresident hunters. The bill increases the amount from the sale of specific licenses, such as raising the resident upland game bird license fee from $2 to $7.50 and the nonresident upland game bird license fee from $23 to $37. These increased funds are designated exclusively for the state's upland game bird enhancement program. The revised fees are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates hunting license fees and availability for the 2025 season. Key changes include increasing the youth license fee from $7.50 to $10, raising the Class B-2 license fee from $50 to $60, and increasing the nonresident big game combination license fee from $23 to $40. Additionally, the bill introduces a new Class B-10 license option and reserves 2,000 Class B-11 licenses for hunters with resident sponsors.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of available licenses by adding a new Class B-10 nonresident big game combination license and modifies eligibility and pricing for existing youth and resident licenses.
FISCAL

Increased the fee for the youth upland game bird license from $7.50 to $10.

Increased the fee for the Class B-2 resident license from $50 to $60.

Increased the fee for the nonresident big game combination license from $23 to $40.

SCOPE

Added a new Class B-10 nonresident big game combination license option.

REQUIREMENT

Reserved 2,000 Class B-11 licenses specifically for applicants who intend to hunt with a resident sponsor on the sponsor's land.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

3119
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican32
14 Yea 18 Nay
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
76
Key actions
13
Committee
12
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-19)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-9-1)
house
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Mar 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Tom France
DDemocratic
MT
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