Jessie Danielson
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 22
Primary
The act classifies bison as big game unless the bison are livestock. Classifying bison as wildlife means that hunting or taking one is illegal unless authorized by rule of the parks and wildlife commission. The act also clarifies that "wildlife" does not include privately owned cattle, including bison legally reduced to captivity or bison that have escaped lawful captivity, or bison owned by or lawfully reduced to captivity by an Indian tribe. The fee for issuing a bison hunting license is set at $374.22 for a resident and $2,756.74 for a nonresident. The penalty for illegal possession of wild bison is a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, and an assessment of 20 license suspension points. The penalty for illegally killing or capturing a bison is a fine of $10,000. The value of a bison is set at $1,000 for the purposes of recovering the value of a bison that is illegally killed or captured. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/22/2025) | |
| Final Act (05/06/2025) | |
| Rerevised (04/28/2025) | |
| Revised (04/25/2025) | |
| Reengrossed (04/17/2025) | |
| Engrossed (04/15/2025) | |
| Introduced (01/15/2025) | |
| PA2 (04/11/2025) | |
| PA1 (03/21/2025) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/09/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/24/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/24/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/23/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (07/01/2025) |
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