# Montana HB 249: Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws

Montana HB 249, Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Braxton Mitchell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 249
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Information Technology, Alcohol, Tobacco
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (269 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for scanning customer IDs: mixed, low. Retailers that scan a physical or digital government or tribal ID only to check age must use it only for that purpose. They cannot transfer or sell the scan or its metadata. They must permanently delete the scan and metadata within 180 days. For tobacco and vaping sales, sellers must ask for a phot…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gayle  Lammers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 86 | 13 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 10 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-03: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=92ec8773-acb2-4b6b-827d-2629351505f4)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50a94587-1e2a-473f-9c8a-984a290f6feb)
- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50118247-85d8-4309-9a06-72a0b9db5b17)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=92ec8773-acb2-4b6b-827d-2629351505f4)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50a94587-1e2a-473f-9c8a-984a290f6feb)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50118247-85d8-4309-9a06-72a0b9db5b17)

## 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-HB249-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).