# Montana HB 95: Revise law related to damage-based muskrat and beaver harvesting

Montana HB 95, Revise law related to damage-based muskrat and beaver harvesting, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Paul Fielder (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 95
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise law related to damage-based muskrat and beaver harvesting
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-16
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Paul Fielder (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Fish
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (264 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Damage permits and summer exemption for beaver or muskrat: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, you can apply for a permit to hunt or trap beaver or muskrat to stop serious damage. Eligible applicants include resident landowners, employees of irrigation projects or districts, and owners or employees of entities that own developed structures. You must show the anim…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul Fielder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 5 |   |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 83 | 15 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 6 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-03: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-09: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-16: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04112b7c-dfea-4584-8b45-952711412750)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9fdf6390-8cb0-4818-8cb6-bcd3d4ab4177)
- Introduced, 2024-12-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f60a134f-d24b-4d84-84fa-2665b4fafa81)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04112b7c-dfea-4584-8b45-952711412750)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9fdf6390-8cb0-4818-8cb6-bcd3d4ab4177)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f60a134f-d24b-4d84-84fa-2665b4fafa81)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB95-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).