# Montana HB 71: Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting

Montana HB 71, Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shannon Maness (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 71
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Fish
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (174 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 85 | 14 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 11 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-30: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=54a78a32-b3a5-4ca2-a2bd-86e749937992)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=54a78a32-b3a5-4ca2-a2bd-86e749937992)

## 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-HB71-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).