# Montana SB 153: Revise video gambling machine laws

Montana SB 153, Revise video gambling machine laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Wylie Galt (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 153
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise video gambling machine laws
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Gambling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (86 yes, 60 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 20 | 29 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 37 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Take SB 153 from Comm-Galt | pass | 29 | 21 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d5585206-7c34-4600-8b78-c471fa5f78b5)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d5585206-7c34-4600-8b78-c471fa5f78b5)

## 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-SB153-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).