HB 932 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise conservation financing laws

House Bill 932 revises laws related to funding for conservation efforts, primarily by reallocating a portion of the state's marijuana tax revenue. The bill establishes a new Habitat Legacy Account, which receives 20% of the net balance from the Marijuana State Special Revenue Account after an initial transfer. Funds from this Habitat Legacy Account are then distributed into three other new accounts. These accounts are dedicated to securing wildlife habitat, funding wildlife improvement projects, and supporting the design and construction of big game and wildlife highway crossings to enhance animal movement and safety. The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is responsible for administering these new accounts.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was slightly cleaned up by removing a stray colon in the title and clarifying the funding rules. Previously, funds could only be used for wildlife habitat; now, the text explicitly states that funds may be used 'together with interest and income' for that specific purpose, ensuring the account can grow over time while remaining dedicated to habitat conservation.
Scope change
The scope of the fund's usage was clarified to explicitly include the use of accrued interest and income alongside principal funds for wildlife habitat.
FISCAL

Clarified that the wildlife habitat fund can be used with its own interest and income, ensuring the account can grow while remaining dedicated to its original purpose.

TECHNICAL

Removed a stray colon from the bill title and added a colon after 'funding' to improve grammatical flow.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

3811
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 25, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
20 Yea 11 Nay 1
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-12)
house
Apr 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-11-1)
senate
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ken Walsh
RRepublican
MT
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