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MontanaHB 26469th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests

Sponsored By: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Tighter rules on wildlife location data

The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks cannot release wildlife location data or radio-tracking (telemetry) frequencies for hunted or trapped animals. It may release data used in a study only after one year from when the study and its completion report are finished. It may release data not used in a study only after one year from when the department collected or acquired it. The department can release location data for environmental permitting activities. It can also share data with project partners and other agencies by data-sharing agreements, and those agreements must follow the one-year timing rules for study and non-study data.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jonathan Karlen

    Democrat • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 414 • No: 73

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 92 • No: 6

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 17

Senate vote • 4/5/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 28 • No: 19

House vote • 2/14/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 78 • No: 16

House vote • 2/13/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 85 • No: 15

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/8/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/5/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/25/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/25/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/23/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/14/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/11/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/11/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/11/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading

    4/5/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report

    4/2/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action

    4/1/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    3/18/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    2/21/2025Senate

  17. 1st Reading

    2/15/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    2/14/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading

    2/14/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading

    2/13/2025House

  21. Committee Report

    2/7/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action

    2/6/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    2/6/2025House

  24. Hearing

    1/27/2025House

  25. 1st Reading

    1/21/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    4/2/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/7/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/21/2025

    PDF

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