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Votes at a glance: House Fish and Wildlife and Parks Committee advances several bills and tables others
Summary
At the Dec. 5 session the committee advanced SB 238, SB 257, SB 106 and SB 441 to the floor and tabled SB 63, SB 427, SB 514 and SB 270 during executive action; several votes included roll-call tallies and proxy votes.
The House Fish and Wildlife and Parks Committee conducted executive action on multiple senate bills on Dec. 5. Key outcomes:
- SB 238 (bowhunters with disabilities account): Committee concurred and advanced the bill to the floor by unanimous voice vote with proxies after testimony supporting a voluntary hunting-license checkoff to fund adaptive archery equipment (see main hearing on SB 238).
- SB 257 (nonresident Smith River bonus-point cost): Concurred and advanced to the floor after a roll-call vote reported as 19 aye, 1 no.
- SB 106 (restrictions on aircraft while hunting): Considered with amendments including a 24-hour prohibition amendment and a conceptual coordination amendment; SB 106, as twice amended, was concurred in and will advance to the floor (roll-call reported 19 aye, 1 no).
- SB 441 (creating the Montana Black Management Enforcement Network): Passed on voice vote with proxies and will advance to the floor; Representative Eiseley volunteered to carry the bill.
Bills moved to the table (no further action in this committee at this time): SB 63 (electronic motion-tracking-device restrictions)—an amendment was adopted but the full concurrence failed on roll call (9 aye, 11 no) and a motion to table passed; SB 427 (trapping setbacks) was tabled (roll call reported 13 aye, 7 no); SB 514 (upland game bird seasons) was moved to the table after a substitute motion to table passed (roll call to table reported 12 aye, 8 no); SB 270 (elk license changes) saw amendment 270.3.1 adopted but the subsequent roll call produced 9 aye, 11 no and the bill was tabled.
Several votes included proxy votes recorded in the transcript. A number of amendments were also considered; where roll-call tallies were provided in the record those tallies are noted above.
What to watch next: Concurred bills will move to the House floor for further debate and votes. Tabled bills may be brought up again later in the session or reintroduced in another form.
Provenance: This roundup reflects the committee’s executive action recorded on Dec. 5 in Helena, including roll-call tallies and voice votes as read aloud during the hearing and recorded on the transcript.
