# Montana HB 141: Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards

Montana HB 141, Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Buttrey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 141
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Corporations, Gambling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (258 yes, 39 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Credit cards allowed for approved raffles: benefit, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Hunter (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 15 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 16 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 4 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Taken from Table in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Taken from Table in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-24: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-09: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e735a94-14bf-48b1-b4d7-7c4e9d7477d4)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a7729e54-2623-4105-bd0e-97083b6a1e45)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e735a94-14bf-48b1-b4d7-7c4e9d7477d4)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a7729e54-2623-4105-bd0e-97083b6a1e45)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB141-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).