# Montana HB 161: Establish a vending machine account in the special revenue fund

Montana HB 161, Establish a vending machine account in the special revenue fund, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Valerie Moore (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 161
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish a vending machine account in the special revenue fund
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Social Services, Revenue, State, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (288 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Vending operators owe state share on government sites: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state collects a department-set percentage of income from vending machines on federal and state property. This does not apply to machines run by a blind vendor. The Department of Public Health and Human Services sets the percentage by rule. The money goes into a new vend…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-25: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-30: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-23: 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)
- 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5b7c9cb5-b47b-410c-8cd1-b43cfb2b42cf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f0f78f18-ad1e-4e37-85d7-f84ed1a1326d)

## 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=5b7c9cb5-b47b-410c-8cd1-b43cfb2b42cf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f0f78f18-ad1e-4e37-85d7-f84ed1a1326d)

## 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-HB161-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).