Paul Fielder
HB 259 status: Enacted — Chapter Number Assigned (updated Sep 29, 2025).
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OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Bill summary
The bill enacts changes to the management techniques used by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission regarding gray wolf populations.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission, wildlife stakeholders, and regional gray wolf populations.
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The bill has been enacted as of September 2025.
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The summary provides no concrete details on the specific techniques being authorized or restricted.
The precise nature of the 'new ways' for managing gray wolf populations is entirely absent from the provided metadata.
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Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
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Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
LegiScan returned a PDF-only document. PDF extraction is not enabled in this build, so the pipeline used a safer fallback.
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