# Montana HB 855: Establish FWP wildlife highway crossings and accommodation account

Montana HB 855, Establish FWP wildlife highway crossings and accommodation account, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Katie Zolnikov (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 855
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish FWP wildlife highway crossings and accommodation account
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Fish, State Finance, Revenue, State, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (264 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fund for wildlife road crossings: benefit, low. The law creates a state account for wildlife highway crossings. Fish, Wildlife and Parks runs it and may fund the Department of Transportation after consulting with that department. Money may pay for studies, planning (including disease risks), design, construction, maintenance, and staffing. Funds…
- Wildlife plate: $20 to get, $20 renew: cost, low. The law creates a new wildlife specialty license plate. Fish, Wildlife and Parks must offer it by January 1, 2026. You pay a $20 donation when you first get the plate and $20 each year to renew it. Counties collect the money and send it to the state wildlife crossings account.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 40 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 3 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-06: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-02: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-29: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-29: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-24: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-24: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-21: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-21: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2f918661-3d86-4df8-97fc-5dab7edebdb1)
- Introduced, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7cd72e0-2e73-4a32-aea5-710b4f7e00e6)

## 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=2f918661-3d86-4df8-97fc-5dab7edebdb1)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7cd72e0-2e73-4a32-aea5-710b4f7e00e6)

## 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-HB855-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).