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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws"
description: "Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 74"
citation: "Montana HB 74 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Walsh"]
version_count: 48
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-10-08T19:58:03+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-03T15:39:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dc560bd-02bd-4457-aa22-1a01dcc7bd65"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0550?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "81eec44926b66464906083f4f45a0b8f5d1e160df7640e1aeda7ad70a6c2859b"
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 74 (2025) — Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0074.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271794)
2. **HB0074.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285459)
3. **HB0074.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272327)
4. **HB0074_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267841)
5. **HB0074_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267842)
6. **HB0074_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272822)
7. **HB0074_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272823)
8. **HB0074_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272824)
9. **HB0074_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272825)
10. **HB0074_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275380)
11. **HB0074_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276429)
12. **HB0074_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267840)
13. **HB0074_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272827)
14. **HB0074_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285252)
15. **HB0074_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295219)
16. **HB0074_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272836)
17. **HB0074_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272837)
18. **HB0074_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272855)
19. **HB0074_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272856)
20. **HB0074_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272861)
21. **HB0074_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275383)
22. **HB0074_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276433)
23. **HB0074_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277451)
24. **HB0074_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272826)
25. **HB0074_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295218)
26. **HB0074_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295221)
27. **HB0074_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296051)
28. **HB0074_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296053)
29. **HB0074_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296054)
30. **HB0074_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296125)
31. **HB0074_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304672)
32. **HB0074_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304673)
33. **HB0074_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304674)
34. **HB0074_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310710)
35. **HB0074_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316648)
36. **HB0074_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320233)
37. **HB0074_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295222)
38. **HB0074_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324101)
39. **HB0074_X(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325859)
40. **HB0074_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295245)
41. **HB0074_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295246)
42. **HB0074_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295265)
43. **HB0074_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295280)
44. **HB0074_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295281)
45. **HB0074_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295282)
46. **HB0074_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295382)
47. **HB0074_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295220)
48. **LC0550.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266710)
## Votes
- be_concurred_in — **110** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **113** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7822** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7624** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **3019** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **2921** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ken Walsh — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-10-08T19:58:03+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-26T18:22:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-26T19:10:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-04T20:49:10+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-05T20:41:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-06T13:19:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-06T20:46:51+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-12T17:22:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-12T17:45:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:51:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:13:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T18:05:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T15:09:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-08T20:04:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-09T00:34:52+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-09T15:38:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-17T22:40:26+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-20T21:58:39+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:49:22+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T20:27:59+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04T17:43:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T20:35:26+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2025-02-11T19:02:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-17T21:39:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-18T01:11:45+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-18T21:31:28+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-20T22:52:05+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2025-02-21T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2025-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T19:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:28:31+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-19T15:38:02+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-21T23:00:36+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24T23:00:15+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-25T15:11:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-03T15:39:05+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/5dc560bd-02bd-4457-aa22-1a01dcc7bd65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).