# Montana HB 176: Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves Montana HB 176, Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shannon Maness (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB176-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 176 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process - Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Fish - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (349 yes, 198 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | ReconsAction -Loge | fail | 24 | 26 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 23 | 27 | | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 26 | 24 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 44 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Cloture-Duram | pass | 85 | 14 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 57 | 42 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | AMD-HB0176.002.001 Albus DO PASS | pass | 78 | 21 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House) - 2025-04-01: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate) - 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-03-28: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-28: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-04: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-01-30: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-27: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-21: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-21: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-21: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-21: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-01-17: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-16: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-13: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-10: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f30c9e87-54ee-4e2c-89b3-7a68561863ab) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=36901d97-b227-4905-b59a-b9137f48756d) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b11c16bd-ef3d-4401-9bc6-c01204fbbd53) - Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3be19ec8-c30b-4631-b080-a7c7bf0b3cbd) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f30c9e87-54ee-4e2c-89b3-7a68561863ab) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=36901d97-b227-4905-b59a-b9137f48756d) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b11c16bd-ef3d-4401-9bc6-c01204fbbd53) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3be19ec8-c30b-4631-b080-a7c7bf0b3cbd) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [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-HB176-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).