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HB328 • 2025

Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Caleb Hinkle
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

What This Bill Does

  • Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 HOUSE

    Chapter Number Assigned

  2. 2025-05-01 HOUSE

    (H) Signed by Governor

  3. 2025-04-22 SENATE

    (S) Signed by President

  4. 2025-04-22 HOUSE

    (H) Transmitted to Governor

  5. 2025-04-18 HOUSE

    (H) Signed by Speaker

  6. 2025-04-11 HOUSE

    (H) Returned from Enrolling

  7. 2025-04-10 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  8. 2025-04-10 SENATE

    (S) 3rd Reading Concurred

  9. 2025-04-10 HOUSE

    (H) Sent to Enrolling

  10. 2025-04-08 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  11. 2025-04-08 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Concurred

  12. 2025-03-26 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  13. 2025-03-25 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  14. 2025-03-16 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  15. 2025-03-01 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  16. 2025-03-01 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  17. 2025-02-19 SENATE

    (S) First Reading

  18. 2025-02-18 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  19. 2025-02-18 HOUSE

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

  20. 2025-02-18 HOUSE

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  21. 2025-02-14 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  22. 2025-02-14 HOUSE

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

  23. 2025-02-07 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  24. 2025-02-06 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  25. 2025-02-06 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  26. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  27. 2025-02-03 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing Canceled

  28. 2025-01-29 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  29. 2025-01-29 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  30. 2025-01-28 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  31. 2025-01-28 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  32. 2025-01-28 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  33. 2025-01-27 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  34. 2025-01-27 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  35. 2025-01-25 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  36. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  37. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  38. 2025-01-23 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold

  39. 2024-11-29 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  40. 2024-11-29 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft On Hold

Official Summary Text

Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
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69th Legislature 2025 HB 328
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 328
ENROLLED BILL
AN ACT REVISING HUNTING LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS OVER 75 YEARS OF AGE; ALLOWING
RESIDENTS OVER 75 YEARS OF AGE TO HARVEST ANTLERLESS ELK USING GENERAL ELK
LICENSES ON PRIVATE LANDS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 87-2-801, MCA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 87-2-801, MCA, is amended to read:
"87-2-801. Licenses for residents over 62 years of age. (1) A resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who
is 62 years of age or older may purchase the following for one-half the cost:
(1)(a) a conservation license;
(2)(b) a Class A fishing license;
(3)(c) a Class A-1 upland game bird license;
(4)(d) a Class A-3 deer A tag;
(5)(e) a Class A-5 elk tag;
(6)(f) a Class AAA combination sports license that does not include a Class A-6 black bear tag.
(2) A resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 75 years of age or older may use a general elk
license to harvest an antlerless elk:
(a) during any season in a hunting district in which a youth under 15 years of age may harvest an
antlerless elk; and
(b) on privately owned land."
- END -
I hereby certify that the within bill,
HB 328, originated in the House.
___________________________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
___________________________________________
Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
___________________________________________
President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
HOUSE BILL NO. 328
INTRODUCED BY C. HINKLE, S. KLAKKEN, E. BYRNE, D. LOGE, B. LER, K. ZOLNIKOV, L. DEMING, L.
BREWSTER, J. FITZPATRICK, B. MITCHELL, G. PARRY, J. HINKLE
AN ACT REVISING HUNTING LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS OVER 75 YEARS OF AGE; ALLOWING
RESIDENTS OVER 75 YEARS OF AGE TO HARVEST ANTLERLESS ELK USING GENERAL ELK LICENSES
ON PRIVATE LANDS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 87-2-801, MCA.