# Montana HB 549: Allowing for distillery warehouse receipts

Montana HB 549, Allowing for distillery warehouse receipts, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 549
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allowing for distillery warehouse receipts
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Alcohol
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (274 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Issue and resell distillery receipts: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Montana distilleries licensed under 16-4-311 can issue and sell warehouse receipts for liquor stored on their bonded premises. Holders can resell these receipts to anyone, and businesses can market and manage them. People in Montana can buy receipts issued by federally licen…
- Less reporting on distillery receipts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the department cannot require applications or reports for selling or buying warehouse receipts if the liquor stays on the distillery’s licensed premises until a lawful transfer. The department also cannot demand sale or purchase details, except to enforce state income tax. H…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 90 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 6 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bf565c83-d775-4d5e-a5b4-47983407b6cd)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f2f3d673-b130-44b7-a2af-985e4bf18a51)

## 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=bf565c83-d775-4d5e-a5b4-47983407b6cd)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f2f3d673-b130-44b7-a2af-985e4bf18a51)

## 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-HB549-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).