HB 71 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting

HB 71 revises Montana hunting rules by allowing hunters to obtain more than one mountain lion license in a single license year, removing a previous restriction that limited hunters to one lion license per year. It also eliminates mandatory reporting requirements for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks regarding harvests and tissue sampling from the Tendoy mountain sheep herd. These changes directly affect hunters seeking mountain lion licenses and the wildlife department’s reporting obligations. The bill amends Section 87-2-702 of Montana law to reflect these policy adjustments, focusing on simplifying licensing and reducing administrative reporting burdens.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Last action May 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0511.pdf HB0071_1.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 0511 to HB 71.1 and the sponsor was identified as S. Maness. The document header was updated to reflect the new bill number and an authorized print version label. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 0511 to HB 71.1 and sponsor listed as S. Maness.

Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2025

How they voted

8514
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic42
28 Yea 13 Nay 1
66% Yea
R Republican58
57 Yea 1 Nay
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 13, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 13, 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 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-14-1)
house
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 24, 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 12, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shannon Maness
Shannon Maness
RRepublican
MT
70