# Montana HB 561: Repeal county licensing of itinerant vendors

Montana HB 561, Repeal county licensing of itinerant vendors, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 561
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Repeal county licensing of itinerant vendors
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Counties, Trade Regulations and Competition
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (289 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No county licenses for traveling vendors: mixed, low. The law repeals Montana’s county licensing rules for itinerant (traveling) vendors. Counties cannot require licenses under the now‑repealed sections 7-21-2301 to 7-21-2310. Vendors no longer pay those county license fees or file those applications, and they do not have to display a county license.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 4 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 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)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7a183d19-4b80-460c-81c4-e0383a3b14ab)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4f12336a-044a-40ee-a29b-d73246c2be6f)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7a183d19-4b80-460c-81c4-e0383a3b14ab)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4f12336a-044a-40ee-a29b-d73246c2be6f)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB561-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).