# Montana SB 235: Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land Montana SB 235, Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Kenneth Bogner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB235-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 235 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Fish, Rule Making, Property - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (443 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stricter landowner elk permit rules: cost, low. The law requires you to own at least 640 contiguous acres in the hunting district, with some elk use documented by the department. You no longer qualify based only on a land purchase contract. For landowner‑preference elk licenses and special elk permits, you may designate only an immediate family… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | AMD-SB0235.002.001 Bogner D/PASS | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-21: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=65e3dba9-3c7e-4f4a-8c8e-9eca40252af6) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fec90475-84e7-430d-b604-1919cc7ec427) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=305be360-cd3b-48a1-b7fa-112ca5590c92) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eb01a5dc-46fc-4800-9e16-cdad1e4dc5e4) - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d2d794bd-9a02-4c17-a823-0356446a11d2) ## 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=65e3dba9-3c7e-4f4a-8c8e-9eca40252af6) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fec90475-84e7-430d-b604-1919cc7ec427) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=305be360-cd3b-48a1-b7fa-112ca5590c92) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eb01a5dc-46fc-4800-9e16-cdad1e4dc5e4) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d2d794bd-9a02-4c17-a823-0356446a11d2) ## 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-SB235-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).