Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB415: Generally revise milk laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing labeling requirements for pasteurized milk placed for sale; requiring the department of livestock to revise administrative rule to reflect the law; prohibiting new rulemaking; directing the amendment of arm 32.8.101; repealing arm 32.8.202, 32.8.203, 32.8.204, 32.8.205, and 32.8.206; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR PASTEURIZED MILK PLACED FOR SALE; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK TO REVISE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE TO REFLECT THE LAW; PROHIBITING NEW RULEMAKING; DIRECTING THE AMENDMENT OF ARM 32.8.101; REPEALING ARM 32.8.202, 32.8.203, 32.8.204, 32.8.205, AND 32.8.206; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Labeling of milk placed for sale -- seizure -- rulemaking prohibited. (1) The processor of a unit of grade A milk shall establish a "best by" date indicating the number of days after pasteurization that the unit of grade A milk should be fresh, healthful, and safe when purchased by a consumer. This date may also be referred to as a "use by" date. (2) Each container into which grade A pasteurized milk is placed for sale for public consumption must be marked with the "best by" date and pasteurization date by the packager of the milk. (3) (a) The "best by" date and pasteurization date required by subsection (1) must be displayed in Arabic numerals or standard abbreviations for day and month. (b) Labels required by this section must be of a color clearly contrasting with the area immediately surrounding the label. The labels may be put on by printing, stamping, …
Sponsors
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
Votes
- Take SB 415 from Comm-Hertz (March 5, 2025): 17 yea, 33 nay, failed
Subjects: Administrative Rules, Rule Making, Health, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is SB415?
- SB415 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise milk laws.
- What does SB415 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing labeling requirements for pasteurized milk placed for sale; requiring the department of livestock to revise administrative rule to reflect the law; prohibiting new rulemaking; directing the amendment of arm 32.8.101; repealing arm 32.8.202, 32.8.203, 32.8.204, 32.8.205, and 32.8.206; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB415?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB415?
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SB415?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1024
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