# Montana HB 450: Generally revise bird dog training licensing laws

Montana HB 450, Generally revise bird dog training licensing laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Albus (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 450
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise bird dog training licensing laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Fish, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (285 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dog trainers must list number of dogs: cost, low. Applicants for a Montana Class D-5 dog-training license must state how many dogs they will train. The department prints that number on the license. This is a small paperwork step for trainers.
- Commission may limit nonresident licenses and dogs: mixed, low. The Fish and Wildlife Commission may choose to adopt rules for Class D-5 dog training. It can set limits on how many Class D-5 licenses go to nonresidents. It can also cap how many dogs one license covers. The law does not set numbers now; rules apply only if the commission adopts them.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Flowers (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: 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)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7e1d4e66-d0b0-43c4-90fc-894a4b338fb1)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c71ab59-fbd4-4cc5-b016-9b1567159e12)
- Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fd6c2c4-91d3-450b-a015-f2defb2dc7fe)

## 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=7e1d4e66-d0b0-43c4-90fc-894a4b338fb1)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c71ab59-fbd4-4cc5-b016-9b1567159e12)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fd6c2c4-91d3-450b-a015-f2defb2dc7fe)

## 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-HB450-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).