# Montana HB 106: Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements Montana HB 106, Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Albus (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB106-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 106 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-18 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State, Property - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (482 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Five-year preserve license costs $250: cost, low. A shooting preserve license costs $250. The license stays valid until February 28 of the fifth year after it is issued, unless revoked. You must apply to renew before it expires. The department renews the license if you pay and you have met all recording and reporting rules. - Preserves must be private and posted: cost, low. Each shooting preserve must sit entirely on private land. Owners must post the outside borders with signs every one-quarter mile. Every preserve needs at least two signs, no matter the size. - Harvest form required with preserve game: mixed, low. All game taken on a shooting preserve must be reported on a department harvest form and kept with the game until it is eaten. The department gives these forms to preserve operators at no cost. The law also repeals the old statute that set how much game could be recovered. Taking game without the fo… - No 100-bird minimum, keep records: mixed, low. Preserves no longer have to release at least 100 birds each season. Operators must keep season records of all released and harvested birds by species and source, plus wild birds harvested. The department can inspect these records at reasonable times. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-03-21 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 2 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 3 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 6 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-25: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-24: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-24: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-21: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-30: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-29: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-17: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-09: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-18: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e75077d8-95dd-4aee-ae77-f8351e3cfae5) - Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3d62491f-e1ea-4385-b0df-cc781bea7d41) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=289018fa-676c-4643-9645-c04d2c9f7180) - Introduced, 2024-12-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d26bc452-e240-49ee-9403-b56219de289e) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e75077d8-95dd-4aee-ae77-f8351e3cfae5) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3d62491f-e1ea-4385-b0df-cc781bea7d41) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=289018fa-676c-4643-9645-c04d2c9f7180) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d26bc452-e240-49ee-9403-b56219de289e) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB106-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).