Senate Fish and Game Committee
Members (12)
Commitee bills (47)
🗓 Awaiting hearing (12)
Hearing set Thursday, Mar 23
| 📋 HB 438: Revise public access agreement laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 522: Provide landowner preference bison tags for landowners near YNP | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 547: Provide penalties for selling data/images from trail cams on public land | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 548: Revise penalties for criminal trespass while collecting antlers/sheds/horns | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
Hearing set Tuesday, Mar 28
| 📋 SB 512: Generally revise non resident hunting license laws | ✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 520: Generally revise hunting license laws | ✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 525: Generally revise laws related to hunting licenses and permits | ✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
Hearing set Tuesday, Apr 4
| 📋 HB 440: Revise campsite reservation system laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 456: Revise FWP super tag program laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 600: Revise acreage for landowner preference hunting licenses | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
Unscheduled
| 📋 SR 2: Confirm governor's appointee for the state parks and recreation board | ✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HB 375: Appropriate funds to pave road providing access to Lost Creek State Park | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov. |
⌛️ Heard, awaiting vote (5)
| 📋 HB 217: Increase fees for migratory bird licenses | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 243: Revise hunter education laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 290: Revise laws related to membership of wetlands protection advisory council | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 593: Revise FWP laws related to publishing the number of nonresident licenses | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 596: Revise elk hunting access agreement licenses | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
🚫 Withdrawn (0)
🚫 Voted down (4)
| 📋 SB 139: Revise non resident license laws related to harvesting mountain lions | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 305: Revise definition of nonresident related to hunting and fishing licenses | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 357: Require terms for conservation easements using state funds | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 428: Elect fish and wildlife commissioners | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
✅ Voted forward (26)
| 📋 SR 3: Confirm governor's appointees for the fish and wildlife commission | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate |
| 📋 SJ 14: Resolution opposing bison introduction at Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House |
| 📋 HB 42: Revise laws related to FWP employee firearm use | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 58: Increase landowner payment cap for block management | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 73: Repeal surety bond requirements for FWP license agents | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
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