---
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).