# Montana SB 179: Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising purposes

Montana SB 179, Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising purposes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Forrest Mandeville (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 179
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising purposes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Forrest Mandeville (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Arts, Gambling, Revenue, State, Rule Making
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (19 yes, 31 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: Forrest Mandeville (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Take SB 179 from Comm-Mandeville | fail | 19 | 31 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=268471b1-ce7d-489d-8a38-279f12ac5397)

## 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=268471b1-ce7d-489d-8a38-279f12ac5397)

## 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-SB179-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).