Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB363: Revising the definition of a tourist home
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act amending section 50-51-102, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 50-51-102, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 50-51-102, MCA, is amended to read: "50-51-102. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Bed and breakfast" means a private, owner- or manager-occupied residence that is used as a private residence but in and (b) the number of daily guests served does not exceed 18. (2) (a) "Day visitor" means a guest whose primary purpose on the guest ranch is to participate in recreational activities regularly provided by the guest ranch for a fee including but not limited to hunting, horseback riding, working cattle, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, or fishing, who may be served food incidental to the activity, and who does not stay overnight. (b) The term does not include persons attending weddings, parties, large group functions, or other meals not related to the recreational activities described in subsection (2)(a) and who may not be served food unless the guest ranch or other entity serving the food has a license issued pursuant to 50-50-201. (3) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-152201. (4) "Establishment" means a bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, roominghouse, guest ranch, outfitting and guide …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Committee
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Safety, Health
Common questions
- What is SB363?
- SB363 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising the definition of a tourist home.
- What does SB363 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act amending section 50-51-102, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB363?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Committee (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB363?
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22).
- Where is the official record for SB363?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3409
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