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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests"
+description: "Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 264"
+citation: "Montana HB 264 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Fish"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Karlen"]
+version_count: 45
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-12-14T18:30:58+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-08T16:31:19+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e8e5df7-dc9b-4305-a3f7-fa0821a3e046"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3547?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "2c452041933ede098a30685d0b1a4a43bca97639d0850d3cb993ebe5fc1a88c9"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana HB 264 (2025) — Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0264.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293484)
+2. **HB0264.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278633)
+3. **HB0264.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279886)
+4. **HB0264.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299265)
+5. **HB0264_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273134)
+6. **HB0264_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275398)
+7. **HB0264_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276445)
+8. **HB0264_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280251)
+9. **HB0264_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280252)
+10. **HB0264_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280256)
+11. **HB0264_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280257)
+12. **HB0264_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272968)
+13. **HB0264_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280259)
+14. **HB0264_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303269)
+15. **HB0264_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303270)
+16. **HB0264_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303271)
+17. **HB0264_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280262)
+18. **HB0264_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280263)
+19. **HB0264_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280265)
+20. **HB0264_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280266)
+21. **HB0264_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280268)
+22. **HB0264_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282629)
+23. **HB0264_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302516)
+24. **HB0264_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303268)
+25. **HB0264_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280258)
+26. **HB0264_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303274)
+27. **HB0264_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303275)
+28. **HB0264_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303282)
+29. **HB0264_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303284)
+30. **HB0264_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303286)
+31. **HB0264_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303288)
+32. **HB0264_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306047)
+33. **HB0264_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309663)
+34. **HB0264_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309665)
+35. **HB0264_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303272)
+36. **HB0264_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316941)
+37. **HB0264_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320516)
+38. **HB0264_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322076)
+39. **HB0264_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322077)
+40. **HB0264_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322078)
+41. **HB0264_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322079)
+42. **HB0264_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324798)
+43. **HB0264_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326896)
+44. **HB0264_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311035)
+45. **LC3547.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272320)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **85–15** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **32–17** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **28–19** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **78–16** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **92–6** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **17–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jonathan Karlen — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-14T18:30:58+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-01-16T17:19:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-16T21:33:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-17T14:51:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-17T16:28:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-18T16:38:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-20T18:27:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-20T22:34:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-21T14:26:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-21T17:21:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-21T20:08:32+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-28T00:50:26+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
+- **2025-02-06T23:41:12+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-07T00:00:59+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-07T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-13T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-14T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-14T21:37:22+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-02-15T15:31:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-21T17:53:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-18T19:19:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
+- **2025-04-01T23:11:52+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Fish and Game
+- **2025-04-02T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Fish and Game
+- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-05T15:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-07T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-07T23:51:12+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-11T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T00:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T00:30:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-14T19:34:17+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-23T23:30:28+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-25T20:15:22+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-25T21:32:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-08T16:31:19+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e8e5df7-dc9b-4305-a3f7-fa0821a3e046`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+