# Montana HB 568: Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act Montana HB 568, Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Courtenay Sprunger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB568-2025 - 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 568 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Courtenay Sprunger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Fish - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (487 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hunting impact study runs through 2026: mixed, low. The law takes effect on passage and approval. The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks studies nonresident impacts on deer and elk hunting. The department must publish a public report by December 1, 2026. Sections 1 and 2 end on December 31, 2026, so the study and reporting duties expire then. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Courtenay Sprunger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-18: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-16: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-16: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: 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) - 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House) - 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-25: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-19: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a79e10a0-303d-4fa2-93f5-096df47eda7a) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5f24c11f-bf4c-4bb6-8d9f-0fa772f55b69) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12e3d4bc-44de-4e93-9677-f90101970f73) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=13504eb2-5fb5-4b1c-90d5-052f9fd06c1a) ## 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=a79e10a0-303d-4fa2-93f5-096df47eda7a) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5f24c11f-bf4c-4bb6-8d9f-0fa772f55b69) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12e3d4bc-44de-4e93-9677-f90101970f73) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=13504eb2-5fb5-4b1c-90d5-052f9fd06c1a) ## 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-HB568-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).