Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB882: Generally revise alcohol laws
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising alcohol laws; revising laws relating to sales by certain licensees in additional structures or buildings; providing a fee; revising laws relating to the sales of alcoholic beverages by entities; amending sections 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, and 16-6-303, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING ALCOHOL LAWS; REVISING LAWS RELATING TO SALES BY CERTAIN LICENSEES IN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS; PROVIDING A FEE; REVISING LAWS RELATING TO THE SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY ENTITIES; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, AND 16-6-303, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 16-3-302, MCA, is amended to read: "16-3-302. Sale by retailer for consumption on premises -- fees. (1) It is lawful for a licensed retailer to sell and serve beer, either on draft or in containers, to the public to be consumed on the premises of the retailer. (2) It is lawful for a licensee who has an all-beverages license that the licensee uses at a golf course to sell alcoholic beverages and for a licensee who has a golf course beer and wine license issued under 16-4-109 to sell beer and wine: (a) in the building or other structural premises constituting the clubhouse or primary indoor recreational quarters of the golf course; (b) upon department approval and submission of a fee, in an additional building or other structure, one per 9 holes of the golf course, that is designed to serve golfers during the course of play; and (c) at any place within the boundaries of the golf course, from a portable satellite vehicle or other movable satellite device that is …
Sponsors
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10)
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 31 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 91 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Alcohol, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB882?
- HB882 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise alcohol laws.
- What does HB882 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising alcohol laws; revising laws relating to sales by certain licensees in additional structures or buildings; providing a fee; revising laws relating to the sales of alcoholic beverages by entities; amending sections 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, and 16-6-303, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB882?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB882?
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB882?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1356
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