# Montana SB 427: Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails

Montana SB 427, Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Willis Curdy (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB427-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 427
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Fish, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 30 | 20 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 17 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9206f330-9e80-4f7f-a4d4-63123bd6cb90)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7566eb4-6675-48ed-920b-5645bfe5bd52)

## 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=9206f330-9e80-4f7f-a4d4-63123bd6cb90)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7566eb4-6675-48ed-920b-5645bfe5bd52)

## 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-SB427-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).