Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB443: Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to county regulation of transient retail merchants; providing authority for county regulation of transient retail merchants; repealing laws related to county licensing of transient retail merchants; and repealing sections 7-21-2404, 7-21-2405, 7-21-2406, 7-21-2407, 7-21-2408, 7-21-2409, 7-21-2410, and 7-21-2411, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO COUNTY REGULATION OF TRANSIENT RETAIL MERCHANTS; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY REGULATION OF TRANSIENT RETAIL MERCHANTS; REPEALING LAWS RELATED TO COUNTY LICENSING OF TRANSIENT RETAIL MERCHANTS; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 7-21-2404, 7-21-2405, 7-21-2406, 7-21-2407, 7-21-2408, 7-21-2409, 7-21-2410, AND 7-21-2411, MCA. Section 1. Power to regulate or license transient retail merchants. The board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of an alternative form of government established pursuant to Title 7, chapter 3, has jurisdiction and power to regulate and license transient retail merchants, subject to any restrictions or limitations as are prescribed by law. Section 2. Repealer. The following sections of the Montana Code Annotated are repealed: 7-21-2404. License required to do business as transient retail merchant -- fee. 7-21-2405. Nontransferability of license. 7-21-2406. Application for transient retail merchant license. 7-21-2407. Bond or security in lieu of license fee. 7-21-2408. Right of aggrieved purchaser. 7-21-2409. Processing of application -- issuance of license. 7-21-2410. License to be displayed in place of business. 7-21-2411. Effect of failure to comply with licensing requirements. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 443 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 443 7, chapter 21, part 24, and the provisions …
Sponsors
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Fern, Dave (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
Votes
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 63 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 65 yea, 33 nay, passed
Subjects: Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB443?
- HB443 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants.
- What does HB443 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to county regulation of transient retail merchants; providing authority for county regulation of transient retail merchants; repealing laws related to county licensing of transient retail merchants; and repealing sections 7-21-2404, 7-21-2405, 7-21-2406, 7-21-2407, 7-21-2408, 7-21-2409, 7-21-2410, and 7-21-2411, mca.
- What is the status of HB443?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB443?
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB443?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2006
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