# Montana HB 932: Generally revise conservation financing laws Montana HB 932, Generally revise conservation financing laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ken Walsh (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB932-2025 - 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 932 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise conservation financing laws - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Environmental Protection, State Finance, Appropriations, Alcohol, Fish, Revenue, State - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (472 yes, 124 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More groups can get habitat grants: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, more applicants can seek habitat funding. Eligible applicants now include state, tribal, and federal agencies; conservation districts; irrigation districts; grazing associations; weed control districts; 501(c)(3) nonprofits; and other approved entities. The law also expands w… - Two-year funding to launch programs: benefit, low. For the biennium starting July 1, 2025, the law funds implementation: $7.5 million from the stewardship account, $2 million from the habitat improvement fund, and $500,000 from the wildlife crossings fund. This money helps the department run the program and support projects during the 2025–2027 per… - Marijuana revenue now funds habitat: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the state redirects marijuana revenue to conservation. After a 3‑month reserve, 11% goes to the HEART fund. The rest is split: 20% to a new Habitat Legacy Account, 4% each to State Parks, Trails, and Nongame Wildlife, and up to $200,000 (or 3%) to Veterans; the remainder goes… - New accounts for habitat and crossings: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the law creates three state accounts for conservation. Stewardship funds can secure habitat, pay for conservation with public access, and cover state water projects up to $4,000,000 each year with Natural Resources. A second account funds wildlife habitat improvement grants.… - New rules to score habitat projects: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks must adopt rules with a scoring system to rank habitat projects. The council gives preference to proposals with public access, more partners, and more outside funding. Voting seats are reset to include a wildlife biologist, a tribal member, an ag or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Becky Edwards (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Concur | pass | 88 | 12 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 89 | 11 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 11 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | AMD-HB0932.001.004 Loge D/PASS | pass | 33 | 16 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | AMD-HB0932.001.005 McGillvray D/PASS | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 36 | 14 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 71 | 27 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 70 | 30 | | ## Actions (39) - 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) - 2025-05-01: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-29: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-29: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-31: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e0b61a74-d232-47dc-abeb-452ccdfb0fa0) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=99714ca4-5f3d-4fd1-94e3-c5f48ab6f30b) - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff0b3ccc-4beb-415e-8cc8-13785370636c) ## 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=e0b61a74-d232-47dc-abeb-452ccdfb0fa0) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=99714ca4-5f3d-4fd1-94e3-c5f48ab6f30b) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff0b3ccc-4beb-415e-8cc8-13785370636c) ## 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-HB932-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).