# Montana HB 219: Generally revise hunting laws related to unlawful contest or prize

Montana HB 219, Generally revise hunting laws related to unlawful contest or prize, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Lukas Schubert (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 219
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise hunting laws related to unlawful contest or prize
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Fish
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (223 yes, 177 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cost help for wolf hunters and trappers: benefit, low. Montana can reimburse your costs for hunting or trapping a wolf. You must lawfully harvest the wolf under Title 87, chapters 1 and 2. Reimbursement applies to costs you can show with receipts. The law does not set payment amounts or name a funding source. No effective date is stated in the text pro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 43 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | AMD-HB0219.001.002 Cohenour DO PASS | fail | 46 | 54 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 43 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-04: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3f24bf01-4829-445a-8623-5e57e7fd794e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=30fb3395-2269-4e7f-8c74-4b701332690f)
- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ee5345a8-9a8b-4b50-bd83-f376f1df5b77)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3f24bf01-4829-445a-8623-5e57e7fd794e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=30fb3395-2269-4e7f-8c74-4b701332690f)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ee5345a8-9a8b-4b50-bd83-f376f1df5b77)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB219-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).