The House Game and Fisheries Committee held a brief reorganization meeting and announced committee appointments and plans for the coming session.

At the meeting the committee confirmed it had a quorum and said it would operate under House Rule 44 and the committee rules found in Rules 1C through 4C. The committee chair said she would submit a letter to the Speaker stating that the committee had completed its organization and was ready to begin business.

Chairwoman Maloney said the committee’s work should focus on supporting sportsmen and boaters, protecting the funds that back those programs and growing wildlife habitat. "We should cooperate and support the sportsmen, anglers, and boaters, defend the game fund, fish and boat fund, protect and grow wildlife habitat," Maloney said, outlining priorities and concerns she has raised in prior sessions.

Maloney identified several issues she said the committee has discussed previously, including ethics questions, chronic wasting disease (CWD), and concerns about poor dams. She also said conversations in the agricultural community sometimes overlap with sportsmen’s issues.

The committee announced Representative Murzke as vice chair and Representative Hauenstein as secretary; the appointments were announced at the meeting and no roll-call vote was recorded. Members also noted a tentative "Bear trip" on March 11–12; a location has not yet been selected.

Maloney said she will organize a statewide "sportsman’s listening tour," with events planned in every commissioner’s district and dates to be announced. The chair invited committee members and staff to meet informally in her office on the building’s first floor for further introductions and discussion.

There were no formal votes or ordinance actions recorded at the meeting. The committee adjourned after completing the organization items.