Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB153: Revise video gambling machine laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws pertaining to video gambling machine prizes; increasing the limit on video gambling machine game limits from $2 to $4; increasing the limit on awarding free games or credits from $800 to $1,199; amending section 23-5-608, mca; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS PERTAINING TO VIDEO GAMBLING MACHINE PRIZES; INCREASING THE LIMIT ON VIDEO GAMBLING MACHINE GAME LIMITS FROM $2 TO $4; INCREASING THE LIMIT ON AWARDING FREE GAMES OR CREDITS FROM $800 TO $1,199; AMENDING SECTION 23-5-608, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 23-5-608, MCA, is amended to read: "23-5-608. Limitation on amount of money played and value of prizes -- payment of credits in cash -- ticket voucher expiration -- rules. (1) A video gambling machine may not allow more than $2 $4 to be played on a game or award free games or credits in excess of $800 $1,199 a game. (2) A licensee shall pay in cash all credits owed to a player as shown on a valid ticket voucher. (3) The department may establish by rule a reasonable time period during which a player shall present a valid ticket voucher to the licensee for payment before the voucher may be considered expired and invalid." NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective January 1, 2026. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Applicability. [This act] applies to video gambling machine games placed into operation on or after January 1, 2026. …
Sponsors
- Galt, Wylie (R, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Rereferred to Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 3, 2025): 37 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 18 yea, 29 nay, failed
- Take SB 153 from Comm-Galt (April 2, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: Gambling
Common questions
- What is SB153?
- SB153 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise video gambling machine laws.
- What does SB153 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws pertaining to video gambling machine prizes; increasing the limit on video gambling machine game limits from $2 to $4; increasing the limit on awarding free games or credits from $800 to $1,199; amending section 23-5-608, mca; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of SB153?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB153?
- Galt, Wylie (R, 39).
- Where is the official record for SB153?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0574
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