Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB792: Generally revise laws related to cannabis labeling and education
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to marijuana labeling and education; requiring warning posters at points of marijuana sale; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 16-12-112 and 16-12-215, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO MARIJUANA LABELING AND EDUCATION; REQUIRING WARNING POSTERS AT POINTS OF MARIJUANA SALE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-12-112 AND 16-12-215, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 16-12-112, MCA, is amended to read: "16-12-112. Rulemaking authority -- fees. (1) The department may adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter, including: (a) the manner in which the department will consider applications for licenses, permits, and endorsements and renewal of licenses, permits, and endorsements; (b) the acceptable forms of proof of Montana residency; (c) the procedures for obtaining fingerprints for the fingerprint-based and name-based background checks required under 16-12-129; (d) the security and operating requirements for licensees; (e) the security and operating requirements for manufacturing, including but not limited to requirements (ii) extraction methods, including solvent-based and solvent-free extraction; and (iii) post-processing procedures; (f) notice and contested case hearing procedures for fines or license and endorsement revocations, suspensions, or modifications; (g) implementation of a system to allow the tracking of marijuana and marijuana products as - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 792 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 792 required by 16-12-105; (h) labeling and packaging standards that protect public health by requiring the listing of pharmacologically active ingredients, including but not limited to THC, cannabidiol (CBD) …
Sponsors
- Cunningham, Melody (D, 97) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 46 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 39 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 5, 2025): 90 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Alcohol
Common questions
- What is HB792?
- HB792 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to cannabis labeling and education.
- What does HB792 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to marijuana labeling and education; requiring warning posters at points of marijuana sale; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 16-12-112 and 16-12-215, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of HB792?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB792?
- Cunningham, Melody (D, 97).
- Where is the official record for HB792?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2894
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