# Montana HB 354: Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns

Montana HB 354, Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jill Cohenour (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB354-2025
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 354
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Fish, Crimes
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (222 yes, 74 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Trespass while hunting loses your privileges: mixed, medium. The state must revoke your hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for up to 24 months. This applies if you are convicted of criminal trespass or you forfeit bond or bail. It applies when the trespass is on land owned or run by the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. It also applies on any p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 67 | 31 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 64 | 36 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 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)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-28: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7b22be7d-3d8a-4827-a320-bacdef726d85)
- Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5360518b-4a06-4dba-b169-2b71005fc11b)

## 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=7b22be7d-3d8a-4827-a320-bacdef726d85)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5360518b-4a06-4dba-b169-2b71005fc11b)

## 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)
- [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills)
- [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB354-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).