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Montana HouseHB 259

Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management

Passed 56–43Party-line

What it does: Requires the Fish and Wildlife Commission to apply different gray wolf management techniques by region, and allows infrared and thermal scopes when hunting wolves on private land outside daylight hours. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Do Concur

A yes vote accepted, on third reading, the Senate's amendment, which changes the commission's duty to authorize listed wolf-management measures, such as extra licenses and night-vision scopes, from "shall" to "may". (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 56 · No 43 · Not voting 1

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0420
Republicans5611

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 56

No 43

Not voting 1

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.