Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB249: Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising digital identification laws; including digital versions of licenses in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws; and amending sections 16-3-313, 16-11-305, and 16-12-104, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION LAWS; INCLUDING DIGITAL VERSIONS OF LICENSES IN ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA LAWS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 16-3-313, 16-11-305, AND 16-12-104, MCA. Section 1. Section 16-3-313, MCA, is amended to read: "16-3-313. Periodic government or tribal-issued identification data destruction. (1) A business that scans a person's physical or digital version of a person's government or tribal-issued identification to determine the person's age solely for the sale of age-restricted (b) may not transfer or sell that data or metadata to another party; and (c) shall permanently delete any data or metadata from the scan within 180 days. (2) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the collection and preservation of information required by federal law for the sale of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine." Section 2. Section 16-11-305, MCA, is amended to read: "16-11-305. Sale or distribution of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under 18 years of age prohibited. (1) A person may not sell or distribute a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product to an individual under 18 years of age, whether over the counter, by vending machine, or otherwise. (2) If there is a reasonable doubt as to the individual's age, the seller shall require presentation of a physical or digital version of a driver's license or other generally …
Sponsors
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Lammers, Gayle (R, 21)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 24, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 86 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 89 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Alcohol, Information Technology, Tobacco
Common questions
- What is HB249?
- HB249 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws.
- What does HB249 do?
- In its own words: An act revising digital identification laws; including digital versions of licenses in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws; and amending sections 16-3-313, 16-11-305, and 16-12-104, mca.
- What is the status of HB249?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB249?
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB249?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1631
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