# Montana HB 899: Establish Montana state shooting center task force Montana HB 899, Establish Montana state shooting center task force, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican); 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-HB899-2025 - 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 899 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Establish Montana state shooting center task force - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-27 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Guns and Weapons - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (310 yes, 186 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding and account for shooting facilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state creates a special account for shooting facilities planning and improvements. Fish, Wildlife & Parks manages it. The account can take gifts, grants, donations, securities, and other lawful funds. Interest and unspent money stay in the account. The law also gives $55… - Montana task force plans state shooting ranges: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state creates a task force to plan Montana state shooting facilities. Members include the governor, a parks board member, the Fish, Wildlife & Parks director or designee, two manufacturing reps, two public reps, and four lawmakers. The House Speaker and Senate President… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 61 | 39 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 13 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 11 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 39 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-02: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-28: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-28: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-27: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=076107c8-cff2-45d2-9da1-b1ed07b803c6) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1179ffba-edca-4556-a78c-98ad11d84f03) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1bb588ec-c988-4c87-b71e-ec6865edecd7) - Introduced, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51c84cce-3d82-4b17-bb2d-bb4fc1f74159) ## 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=076107c8-cff2-45d2-9da1-b1ed07b803c6) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1179ffba-edca-4556-a78c-98ad11d84f03) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1bb588ec-c988-4c87-b71e-ec6865edecd7) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51c84cce-3d82-4b17-bb2d-bb4fc1f74159) ## 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-HB899-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).