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MontanaHB 14169th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards

Sponsored By: Ed Buttrey (Republican)

Signed by Governor

CorporationsGambling

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Credit cards allowed for approved raffles

Beginning June 1, 2025, you can buy certain raffle tickets with a credit card. This applies only to raffles run by a nonprofit, college, university, or school district and authorized under Montana raffle rules. The general ban on gambling with credit still stands, but it does not block these raffle purchases. These credit-card raffle buys are also not treated as internet gambling. Other gambling still follows the cash and payment limits in law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ed Buttrey

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Gregg Hunter

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 258 • No: 39

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 15

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 16

House vote • 1/27/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 94 • No: 4

House vote • 1/24/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 96 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/5/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/22/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/18/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/10/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/9/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    4/9/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    4/8/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report

    3/28/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action

    3/28/2025Senate

  12. Taken from Table in Committee

    3/26/2025Senate

  13. Tabled in Committee

    3/19/2025Senate

  14. Taken from Table in Committee

    3/19/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    2/27/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    2/17/2025Senate

  17. 1st Reading

    1/28/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    1/27/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading

    1/27/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading

    1/24/2025House

  21. Committee Report

    1/21/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action

    1/21/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    1/21/2025House

  24. Fiscal Note Printed

    1/16/2025House

  25. Fiscal Note Signed

    1/15/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/8/2025

    PDF

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