Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB524: Remove boarding and rooming houses from lodging requirements
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act removing roominghouses and boardinghouses from hotel and motel public health and safety requirements; revising definitions; and amending sections 50-50-102, 50-51-102, 50-51-103, and 50-51-107, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REMOVING ROOMINGHOUSES AND BOARDINGHOUSES FROM HOTEL AND MOTEL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; REVISING DEFINITIONS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 50-50-102, 50-51-102, 50-51-103, AND 50-51-107, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 50-50-102, MCA, is amended to read: "50-50-102. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Consumer" means a person who is a member of the public, takes possession of food, and does not offer the food for resale. (2) "Contract cook" means a person who specializes in a home food service and prepares food in an individual's domestic residence only for members of that household and house guests. (3) "Cottage food operation" means a person who provides, manufactures, or packages cottage food products only in a kitchen in a registered area of a domestic residence and only for direct sale to a consumer in this state. (4) "Cottage food products" means foods that are not potentially hazardous and are processed or packaged in a cottage food operation, including jams, jellies, dried fruit, dry mixes, and baked goods. Other similar foods that are not potentially hazardous may be defined by the department by rule. (5) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-152201. …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Property, Housing, Buildings and Building Regulations, Local Government, Health
Common questions
- What is HB524?
- HB524 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Remove boarding and rooming houses from lodging requirements.
- What does HB524 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act removing roominghouses and boardinghouses from hotel and motel public health and safety requirements; revising definitions; and amending sections 50-50-102, 50-51-102, 50-51-103, and 50-51-107, mca.".
- What is the status of HB524?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB524?
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68).
- Where is the official record for HB524?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1527
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