Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB204: Revise gambling laws related gambling addiction
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising gambling laws to require information about gambling addiction to be placed on video gambling machines; amending sections 23-5-110 and 23-5-603, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING GAMBLING LAWS TO REQUIRE INFORMATION ABOUT GAMBLING ADDICTION TO BE PLACED ON VIDEO GAMBLING MACHINES; AMENDING SECTIONS 23-5-110 AND 23-5-603, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 23-5-110, MCA, is amended to read: "23-5-110. Public policy of state concerning gambling. (1) The legislature finds that for the purpose of ensuring the proper gambling environment in this state it is necessary and desirable to adopt a public policy regarding public gambling activities in Montana. The legislature therefore declares it is necessary to: (a) create and maintain a uniform regulatory climate that assures players, owners, tourists, citizens, and others that the gambling industry in this state is fair and is not influenced by corrupt persons, organizations, or practices; (b) protect legal public gambling activities from unscrupulous players and vendors and detrimental influences; (c) protect the public from unscrupulous proprietors and operators of gambling establishments, games, and devices; (d) protect the state and local governments from those who would conduct illegal gambling activities that deprive those governments of their tax revenues; (e) protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens of this state, including those who do not gamble, by regulating gambling activities; and (f) promote programs necessary to provide …
Sponsors
- Kortum, Kelly (D, 64) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Standing Committee
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) First Reading
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Gambling
Common questions
- What is HB204?
- HB204 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise gambling laws related gambling addiction.
- What does HB204 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising gambling laws to require information about gambling addiction to be placed on video gambling machines; amending sections 23-5-110 and 23-5-603, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB204?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Standing Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB204?
- Kortum, Kelly (D, 64).
- Where is the official record for HB204?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1680
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