HB 930 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise watercraft laws related to nighttime boating and skiing

HB 930 revises watercraft laws concerning nighttime boating and waterskiing. The bill allows motorboats or vessels to tow persons engaged in waterskiing or similar activities between sunset and sunrise, which was previously prohibited. This is permitted if the vessel and the towed person are properly illuminated, as determined by rules adopted by the fish and wildlife commission. The bill also exempts professional exhibitions or authorized races from this restriction. It grants the fish and wildlife commission rulemaking authority for these new provisions and appropriates $1,000 for rule development and information dissemination.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0361.pdf HB0930_1.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 361 to HB 930 and updated with the names of four new sponsors. The core text regarding waterskiing and surfboard laws remains unchanged, but the bill now includes a new appropriation of $1,000 from the general fund to support rule development and information dissemination related to the section.
Scope change
The bill's scope effectively expanded by adding a funding provision to support administrative tasks related to the watercraft regulations.
FISCAL

Added a new section appropriating $1,000 from the general fund to develop rules and share information about the watercraft regulations.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from LC 361 to HB 930.1 and added the names of four new sponsors (C. Schomer, D. Zolnikov, G. Lammers, B. Mitchell).

Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

4349
Failed · 8 other
Total votes 100
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic42
5 Yea 31 Nay 6
73% Nay
R Republican58
38 Yea 18 Nay 2
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (43-49-8)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Curtis Schomer
Curtis Schomer
RRepublican
MT
48