# Montana HB 264: Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests

Montana HB 264, Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jonathan Karlen (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 264
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Fish
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (414 yes, 73 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tighter rules on wildlife location data: mixed, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 92 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 78 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 85 | 15 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-21: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b19c677e-c0f3-4fe9-b0e9-7ac622cc3a91)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8625cf5a-a004-4ec0-b31c-2a493fcbe653)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9be87f80-5d44-42b3-a625-2f85c458b188)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ba77bb7-0260-4905-ba4e-b80a03d2e6ed)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b19c677e-c0f3-4fe9-b0e9-7ac622cc3a91)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8625cf5a-a004-4ec0-b31c-2a493fcbe653)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9be87f80-5d44-42b3-a625-2f85c458b188)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ba77bb7-0260-4905-ba4e-b80a03d2e6ed)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB264-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).