# Montana HB 853: Revise fees for licensed establishments Montana HB 853, Revise fees for licensed establishments, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by George Nikolakakos (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB853-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 853 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise fees for licensed establishments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-21 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Corporations, Revenue, State - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (457 yes, 138 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher license fees for lodging and camps: cost, low. The law sets lodging license fees by room count: $100 for up to 10 rooms, $175 for 11–25, and $250 for more than 25. Campgrounds and trailer courts pay $80 for up to 10 spaces, $150 for 11–25, and $225 for more than 25. Late renewals add a $25 fee. Most fee money goes to the local inspection fund,… - New $225 fee for other licenses: cost, low. The annual fee for this health department licensing category is $225 per license. Of the annual fees, 90% goes to the local inspection fund, 5% to the state general fund, and 5% to a state account. Late renewal fees are deposited into that state account. - New fees and rules for food businesses: cost, low. The law sets annual retail and mobile food license fees by size. Small retail pays $150, medium $225, large $275. Small mobile pays $150; large mobile $225. Size is set by peak-hour staff: small is 2 or fewer, medium 3–9, large retail 10 or more, large mobile 3 or more. A $25 late fee applies to la… - Pool and spa license fees by season: cost, low. The law sets seasonal status at 6 months or less of operation; year‑round means more than 6 months. Public swimming pools pay $225 if seasonal or $325 if year‑round. Spas or wading pools up to 4,000 gallons pay $100 if seasonal or $150 if year‑round. If your local health board does pool inspections… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Concur | pass | 86 | 14 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 94 | 5 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Place on Third Reading-Kassmier | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | AMD-HB0853.001.002 Trebas D/PASS | fail | 24 | 26 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 85 | 13 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 81 | 17 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-01: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-24: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Motion (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Tabled in Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-02: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-02: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-24: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-24: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-21: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0e6d76f6-30e7-4d8b-9a1e-e3844deb8c7d) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7c4a3f1f-c474-42de-8edd-1394c22cfc96) - Introduced, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0b82e121-2686-4d9c-9106-75596d92382c) ## 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=0e6d76f6-30e7-4d8b-9a1e-e3844deb8c7d) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7c4a3f1f-c474-42de-8edd-1394c22cfc96) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0b82e121-2686-4d9c-9106-75596d92382c) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB853-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).