Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB787: Generally revise gaming laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws relating to gambling route operators; establishing restrictions on gambling route operators that wish to own an alcoholic beverage license; prohibiting unfair competitive advantages; providing penalties; and amending sections 23-5-129 and 23-5-603, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATING TO GAMBLING ROUTE OPERATORS; ESTABLISHING RESTRICTIONS ON GAMBLING ROUTE OPERATORS THAT WISH TO OWN AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE; PROHIBITING UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; PROVIDING PENALTIES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 23-5-129 AND 23-5-603, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Route operator licensed to sell alcohol at retail -- access to financial data -- unfair advantage -- use of information prohibited. (1) To prevent an unfair competitive advantage, a route operator licensed under this chapter that also holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages to the public at retail under Title 16 is subject to the provisions of this section. (2) The route operator may not use financial data that puts the route operator at an unfair competitive advantage relating to the acquisition, administration, and sale of an alcoholic beverage license under Title 16. (3) The route operator may not use financial data as leverage in the acquisition or sale of a license under Title 16. (4) The route operator, in operating the route operator's gambling business, may not restrict video gambling machine games or machines that are in usage or available to the route operator's own alcoholic beverage license from other alcoholic beverage licensees. (5) For the purposes of this section, …
Sponsors
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
Subjects: Gambling, Alcohol
Common questions
- What is HB787?
- HB787 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise gaming laws.
- What does HB787 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws relating to gambling route operators; establishing restrictions on gambling route operators that wish to own an alcoholic beverage license; prohibiting unfair competitive advantages; providing penalties; and amending sections 23-5-129 and 23-5-603, mca.".
- What is the status of HB787?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB787?
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21).
- Where is the official record for HB787?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1363
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