Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB853: Revise fees for licensed establishments
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising licensed establishment fees; increasing retail food establishment fees, wholesale food establishment fees, public accommodation fees, trailer court and campground fees, and pool and spa fees; adding seasonal and year-round categories; providing definitions; and amending sections 50-50-102, 5050-201, 50-50-205, 50-51-204, 50-52-202, 50-53-102, 50-53-203, and 50-57-205, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT FEES; INCREASING RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FEES, WHOLESALE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FEES, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION FEES, TRAILER COURT AND CAMPGROUND FEES, AND POOL AND SPA FEES; ADDING SEASONAL AND YEAR-ROUND CATEGORIES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 50-50-102, 5050-201, 50-50-205, 50-51-204, 50-52-202, 50-53-102, 50-53-203, AND 50-57-205, MCA. 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 …
Sponsors
- Nikolakakos, George (R, 22) · 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 30, 2025): 86 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 29, 2025): 93 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Place on Third Reading-Kassmier (April 23, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 27 yea, 21 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0853.001.002 Trebas D/PASS (April 18, 2025): 24 yea, 24 nay, failed
Subjects: Revenue, State, Corporations
Common questions
- What is HB853?
- HB853 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise fees for licensed establishments.
- What does HB853 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising licensed establishment fees; increasing retail food establishment fees, wholesale food establishment fees, public accommodation fees, trailer court and campground fees, and pool and spa fees; adding seasonal and year-round categories; providing definitions; and amending sections 50-50-102, 5050-201, 50-50-205, 50-51-204, 50-52-202, 50-53-102, 50-53-203, and 50-57-205, mca.
- What is the status of HB853?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB853?
- Nikolakakos, George (R, 22).
- Where is the official record for HB853?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3536
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