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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)

Became Law

Fish and Wildlife

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Limits on public wildlife tracking data

The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks cannot release wildlife location data or telemetry frequencies for hunted or trapped animals. Study data can be released one year after the study and its final report are done. Non-study data can be released one year after the department collects or gets it. The department may release data for environmental permitting. It may share data with project partners and other agencies by agreement, following the one-year rules. Anyone who gets data through these agreements also cannot publicly release it, except as the law allows.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jonathan Karlen

    Democrat • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 410 • No: 71

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 92 • No: 6

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 17

House vote • 4/5/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 26 • No: 17

House vote • 2/14/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 78 • No: 16

House vote • 2/13/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 84 • 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 Passed as Amended by Senate

    4/11/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred

    4/11/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading Concurred

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred

    4/5/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended

    4/2/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended

    4/1/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    3/18/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    2/21/2025Senate

  17. First Reading

    2/15/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    2/14/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading Passed

    2/14/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading Passed

    2/13/2025House

  21. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

    2/7/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

    2/6/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

    2/6/2025House

  24. Hearing

    1/27/2025House

  25. First 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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