# Montana HB 328: Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Montana HB 328, Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Caleb Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 328
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Fish, Senior Citizens
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (289 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New 75+ cow-elk option, 62+ discounts end: mixed, medium. The law lets Montana residents age 75 or older use a general elk license to take an antlerless (cow) elk. This is allowed only on private land and only in a season and district where a youth under 15 may take a cow elk. The law also ends the old half-price licenses for residents age 62 and older fo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom McGillvray (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-10: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-16: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-14: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d6c9c8ee-6917-440e-a6ee-5079559bc7b5)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e21a6256-1608-49f9-a5e4-06b302fdedfd)

## 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=d6c9c8ee-6917-440e-a6ee-5079559bc7b5)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e21a6256-1608-49f9-a5e4-06b302fdedfd)

## 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-HB328-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).