HB 354 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns

HB 354 revises the penalties for criminal trespass while engaging in certain outdoor activities. The bill mandates the revocation of hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for individuals convicted of criminal trespass. This penalty applies if the trespass occurs while hunting, fishing, trapping, or collecting antlers, antler sheds, or animal horns, on any property, not just state-owned land.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

462
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 2 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
10
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-2-2)
senate
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Feb 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (67-31-2)
house
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jill Cohenour
Jill Cohenour
DDemocratic
MT
83