Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB537: Generally revise marijuana tax laws
Status: Chaptered, July 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the distribution of marijuana tax revenue; establishing the habitat legacy account; establishing the big game and wildlife highway crossings and accommodation account; establishing the land and wildlife stewardship state special revenue account; establishing the wildlife habitat improvement project state special revenue account; providing an appropriation; providing funding for law enforcement use; providing for homeless shelter support in the healing and ending addiction through recovery and treatment account; providing definitions…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA TAX REVENUE; ESTABLISHING THE HABITAT LEGACY ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING THE BIG GAME AND WILDLIFE HIGHWAY CROSSINGS AND ACCOMMODATION ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING THE LAND AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING THE WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FUNDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE; PROVIDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTER SUPPORT IN THE HEALING AND ENDING ADDICTION THROUGH RECOVERY AND TREATMENT ACCOUNT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REVISING WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-12-111, 16-12-122, 87-5-802, 87-5-803, 87-5-804, 87-5-806, AND 87-5-808, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 16-12-111, MCA, is amended to read: "16-12-111. Marijuana state special revenue account -- operating reserve -- transfer of excess funds. (1) There is a dedicated marijuana state special revenue account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102, to be administered by the department. (2) The account consists (b) the taxes collected pursuant to Title 15, chapter 64, part 1; (c) license and registered cardholder fees deposited into the account pursuant to this chapter; (d) taxes deposited into the account pursuant to 16-12-310; and (e) civil penalties collected under this chapter. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), money in the account must be used by the department - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 537 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 …