# Montana HB 150: Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws

Montana HB 150, Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 150
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Alcohol, Gambling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (289 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for alcohol license loans: mixed, medium. Regulated lenders can take a security interest in an alcohol license and business assets. Usual loan tools like coborrowers, guarantors, and a sale contract that keeps a small stake just to secure payment are allowed. A secured party may not run the business or share profits, except to get repaid.…
- New rules for gambling owners and lenders: mixed, medium. Owners of licensed gambling operations must notify the Department of Revenue and get approval before transferring an interest to a new, unapproved person. Transfers to another approved owner do not need prior approval but must be reported. Selling less than 5% of a publicly traded company’s interes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-26: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-26: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-09: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e14ec681-167a-4253-85ef-bfb748a3bfe7)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f7b796b-8373-4078-8bf8-7b8cc250428a)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=35a004f6-d14a-4b7e-8f44-c0bb433b0e54)

## 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=e14ec681-167a-4253-85ef-bfb748a3bfe7)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f7b796b-8373-4078-8bf8-7b8cc250428a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=35a004f6-d14a-4b7e-8f44-c0bb433b0e54)

## 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-HB150-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).