# Montana HB 372: Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program Montana HB 372, Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Tom France (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB372-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 372 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Tom France (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (319 yes, 125 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Part of each license funds upland birds: benefit, low. Beginning March 1, 2026, part of each listed license fee goes only to upland game bird work. From each sale: $4.50 from Class A-1; $40 from Class B-1; $20 from Class B-2; $4.50 from Class AAA; and $40 from Class B-10. Discounted licenses named in law are not included. The money is used only for thi… - Higher fees for nonresident big game: cost, medium. Beginning March 1, 2026, nonresidents pay $1,312 for a Class B-10 big game combo. No more than 17,000 B-10s can be sold each year. Nonresidents pay $760 for a Class B-11 deer combo, with up to 4,600 unreserved sold each year. 28.5% of each B-10 and B-11 fee goes into account 87-1-290. If you buy a… - Higher fees for nonresident upland hunting: cost, low. Beginning March 1, 2026, nonresidents pay $127 for a Class B-1 upland game bird license. The 3-day Class B-2 license costs $60. The B-2 lasts three calendar days. You cannot use a B-2 to hunt ring-necked pheasants during opening week or any sage grouse. - New prices for resident hunting packages: cost, low. Beginning March 1, 2026, residents pay $10 for a Class A-1 upland game bird license. The standard Class AAA combination sports license costs $64.50. If you add Class A-6 rights, the AAA license costs $79.50. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tom France (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Shane Morigeau (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 20 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | ReconsAction -Flowers | pass | 27 | 23 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 30 | 16 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 23 | 26 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 90 | 9 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 12 | | ## Actions (51) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-23: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-03-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-19: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-18: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-28: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-02-21: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-20: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-19: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-12: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-12: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-12: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-10: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-31: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5ef4294d-6158-4508-acb2-7af76a7e01d9) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1617b6ee-d7f5-4e1b-b94a-8285fdee0e03) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=87985c22-64dc-4ca4-9ab9-dad49bec0f33) - Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=94de0fb5-f896-4be0-a8a8-ebae8b63d5c7) ## 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=5ef4294d-6158-4508-acb2-7af76a7e01d9) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1617b6ee-d7f5-4e1b-b94a-8285fdee0e03) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=87985c22-64dc-4ca4-9ab9-dad49bec0f33) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=94de0fb5-f896-4be0-a8a8-ebae8b63d5c7) ## 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) - [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-HB372-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).