# Montana SB 414: Generally revise laws relating to garbage feeding

Montana SB 414, Generally revise laws relating to garbage feeding, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Shane Morigeau (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 414
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise laws relating to garbage feeding
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Shane Morigeau (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Livestock
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (277 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No feeding garbage to animals: mixed, low. The law makes it illegal to feed garbage to pigs or other animals. It also bans handling or cooking garbage to feed to them. "Garbage" now includes meat, animal carcasses, food waste from making or eating food, and packaging. Waste with no animal products is not counted as garbage. There is a narro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shane Morigeau (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 41 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 40 | 9 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-13: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=91e17ffe-ff34-4234-b023-d0bc505e3254)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a12490ef-9631-4e06-b558-59f931373e00)
- Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b6f37029-1294-4d3a-9c1b-dc834f8052e1)

## 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=91e17ffe-ff34-4234-b023-d0bc505e3254)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a12490ef-9631-4e06-b558-59f931373e00)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b6f37029-1294-4d3a-9c1b-dc834f8052e1)

## 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-SB414-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).