HB 307 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws related to licensing donations for disabled veterans

HB 307 revises the laws concerning the donation of hunting licenses to disabled veterans and members of the armed forces. It allows current hunting license holders to surrender their licenses for reissuance to eligible disabled veterans or service members, specifically for use on expeditions arranged by qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations focused on rehabilitation. The bill establishes new eligibility requirements for recipients, who must now be Purple Heart recipients with a combat-related injury leading to medical retirement or a 70% or greater disability rating. Additionally, recipients may not have received a donated license under this section in the previous calendar year, but are not required to be residents or pay fees.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0307_1(7).pdf HB0307_X.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a draft version (HB 307.1) to the final enrolled version (HB 307), incorporating corrections to the title and the statutory language. The substantive policy regarding hunting license donations for disabled veterans remains unchanged, as the core eligibility criteria and donation procedures were identical in both versions.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on revising laws related to the donation of hunting licenses to disabled veterans or disabled members of the armed forces.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was corrected to explicitly include 'LICENSES' in the phrase 'DONATION OF HUNTING LICENSES' for clarity.

Formatting and line breaks were adjusted throughout the text to align with the final enrolled bill format.

Certification signatures for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate were added, indicating the bill has been passed and signed into law.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 10, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-2)
senate
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brad Barker
Brad Barker
RRepublican
MT
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