MontanaSB 14869th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

Allow landowners to designate licenses to persons with disabilities

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Landowners can name family or disabled designees

Beginning March 1, 2026, qualifying landowners can name someone to receive their landowner hunting licenses. Allowed designees are an immediate family member, a full-time year-round employee, or a person with a developmental or permanent physical disability as determined by the department, and they must be license-eligible. Some licenses are free under block management or public-elk access agreements; others, like the nonresident Class B-10 landowner pool, still require normal fees. Usual acreage and program rules still apply (for example, 640 acres for elk habitat or 2,500 contiguous acres for a B-10 license). Licenses are nontransferable, and the department or commission may limit how many are issued.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Denley Loge
Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

Gary Parry
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 298 • No: 1

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 1

House vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 100 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/31/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/30/2025