Bambistew
Well-known member
(a) "Nonresident relative of a resident" means a person born in Montana who is the natural or adoptive child, sibling, or parent of a resident but is not a resident.
Seems pretty straight forward to me.
MT Legislature - Week 8
- Thread starter Ben Lamb
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(a) "Nonresident relative of a resident" means a person born in Montana who is the natural or adoptive child, sibling, or parent of a resident but is not a resident.
Seems pretty straight forward to me.
onpoint
Well-known member
hearing scheduled tomorrow on HB 458- "An act generally revising laws related to outfitting..." I don't know how to do links BUT a choice putrid morsel of this bill changes the makeup of the Board of Outfitters. It deletes the portion of the standing statute which dictates that the board must be made up of 2 outfitting folks, 2 sportsmen, one member of public. A not so sneaky way of loading the board with those from the industry....as sportsmen we DO NOT WANT this to happen...believe me. Some very good Bozeman hunters have served on this board and they have been able (behind the lines) to do good things for the public hunter side of things on that board. Do we want to have no Joe Hunters on MT Board of outfitters???? By the way...sponsored by same sponsor as the "Anti Stream Access Bill" .....hmmmmmm
Originally, the bill would have caused a diversion of fed. funds. It was amended to such an extent that it doesn't have that fiscal note, but a new one was put together for it, to show what the fiscal impact is. So, it's been sitting in the Approps committee for a while as they start to take action.
Any bill with a fiscal note is loosely considered a "revenue" bill, and therefore can miss the transmittal deadline. As one legislator mentioned, it's almost impossible to really kill a bill in this legislature.
The rules make it difficult to truly kill a bill.
drahthaar
Active member
Well, out of respect for Big Fin, I try not to type too many things that I wouldn't want my mother to read, or that Fin would have to put me in time-out for. But with some of this stuff, its get very difficult, especially in emails to these "fellows" in Helena.
onpoint
Well-known member
Thanks for the info Ben. HB 159 is bill is really special - if passed as is, it could literally get somebody shot and killed in the field. Unless the bill's puppet sponsor, who I personally spoke with, has the power to twist words into different meanings. If it somehow begins to move along again and even worse-passes - keep your heads low, dogs close and kids at home when hunting birds................
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tjones
Guest
pig,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
shoots-straight
Well-known member
Talking about the pig,,,,,,,,, man. He's over on Facebook tonight! Ah, not sure how thats going to turn out. He gave grades out, and everyone got F'ss.
mdunc8
Well-known member
That's new. I swear it wasn't there when I read it yesterday.
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tjones
Guest
I see that, things could get uqly. Hope he is not drinking.
Today has been a mixed bag.
Floor action on the Senate saw three decent bills move forward, and one bad one move forward as well.
HB 372 passed second reading and HB 387 passed third reading. These two bills would set up a preference point system similar to Wyoming's. MWF had opposed these bills due to including permits, but the bills were amended to address our concerns. We dropped our opposition to them.
HB 449 increases the fines for bucket biologists who destroy streams and lakes with illegal fish introductions. This bill passed second reading 88-11.
HB 285 passed third reading and is now on to the Senate where we still hope to kill it.
SB 303 - No net gains of state lands - this bill, which died 25-25 on third reading before transmittal, was resurrected yesterday by the Sponsor, Senate FWP Committee Chairman John Brenden and passed the Senate. However, for the bill to be accepted by the House, 2/3's of the House have to vote in favor of the bill. I would urge everyone to contact their legislator and ask them to vote no on allowing SB 303 to be introduced in to the House.
Floor action on the Senate saw three decent bills move forward, and one bad one move forward as well.
HB 372 passed second reading and HB 387 passed third reading. These two bills would set up a preference point system similar to Wyoming's. MWF had opposed these bills due to including permits, but the bills were amended to address our concerns. We dropped our opposition to them.
HB 449 increases the fines for bucket biologists who destroy streams and lakes with illegal fish introductions. This bill passed second reading 88-11.
HB 285 passed third reading and is now on to the Senate where we still hope to kill it.
SB 303 - No net gains of state lands - this bill, which died 25-25 on third reading before transmittal, was resurrected yesterday by the Sponsor, Senate FWP Committee Chairman John Brenden and passed the Senate. However, for the bill to be accepted by the House, 2/3's of the House have to vote in favor of the bill. I would urge everyone to contact their legislator and ask them to vote no on allowing SB 303 to be introduced in to the House.
onpoint
Well-known member
John Brenden.....good lord.........Maybe I'll knock on his door this fall-ask if he minds if I do a little bird hunting - seeing as how he's so into sportmens issues.
Hunts
Member
KTVM gave the results of it's poll "Grade the Legislators" tonight. 65% gave the legislators a grade of F and another 20% gave them a D. 85% of respondents gave the legislators a D or lower. They're new poll is on the Ditch Bill(kills stream access) and runs for the next week.
shoots-straight
Well-known member
There's still a lot of bad bills to fight as of yet. Stay vigilante.
DANGLER
Well-known member
Been there done that.... check out all the state land and block management neighboring his place... that's where the roosters are.
DANGLER
Well-known member
Pm me if you want directions.... I think it could be great if a couple hundred hunt talkers showed up at his place.... if he runs you off you welcome on our land just down the road anytime!!!!!
sweetnectar
New member
Ben, what ever happened to the bill that puts archery permits in the eastern part of the state back to 2007 numbers?
onpoint
Well-known member
hooray and big thanks to Tony Jones and the Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association. I'm having a blast reading writing to and reading letters to editors. Heading to Helena on 3/8. If only it was all to support good stuff instead of fight bad stuff.......
