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Votes at a glance: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee advances multiple bills to the House floor
Summary
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee advanced multiple bills to the House floor in a single session, including measures on nonresident hunting fees, license allowances for deployed service members, wolf management directives, lottery-issued sheep and moose tags, and two sponsor bills on senior elk opportunity and auction/lottery tags.
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee took final committee action on multiple bills during the hearing, advancing several measures to the House floor.
Summary of committee actions recorded in the transcript excerpt:
- House Bill 145: Motion to amend (HB 145.1.1) and "do pass" as amended. Committee voice vote recorded; amendment passed with one recorded no (Representative Schubert) earlier in discussion but the final bill was advanced to the floor. Proxy votes recorded for several members. Outcome: advanced to House floor.
- House Bill 244: Motion to "do pass" (licenses for deployed armed service members). Voice vote recorded; proxies recorded for members. Outcome: advanced to House floor (unanimous voice vote recorded).
- House Bill 259: Motion to "do pass;" the bill included a debated amendment that restored language directing the Fish and Wildlife Commission. The committee held a roll-call style sequence in the transcript and ultimately advanced HB 259 to the floor. Outcome: advanced to House floor (recorded as 12 aye, 8 no at one count reported in the transcript).
- House Bill 283: Motion to "do pass" to allow issuance of mountain sheep and Sierra's moose tags via lottery. Committee took a voice vote; the transcript records the bill advanced unanimously. Outcome: advanced to House floor.
- House Bill 3-28 (seniors and elk): Motion to "do pass" (see separate article). Committee voice vote advanced HB 3-28 to the floor; one recorded no (Representative Marler) and several proxy ayes recorded. Outcome: advanced to House floor.
- House Bill 3-30 (auction-or-lottery tags for antelope and swan): Motion to "do pass". Committee voice vote recorded and bill advanced to the floor; recorded as unanimous in the excerpt and with proxy votes noted. Outcome: advanced to House floor.
Notes on procedure and voting records: Many votes were taken by voice; the committee record in the excerpt includes several proxy votes (for example, Representative Fielder, Representative Sharp, and Representative Gregg are recorded as voting aye by proxy in multiple roll calls). One roll-call sequence on HB 259 in the excerpt recorded 12 aye and 8 no at the time the tally was announced. For several items the transcript reports unanimous voice votes but does not list a full roll-call tally.
This "Votes at a glance" is a summary of committee outcomes as shown in the provided transcript. For complete roll-call tallies, amendment text, and final bill language, consult the official committee minutes and bill documents posted by the Montana Legislature.
