# Montana SB 495: Eliminate the tobacco prevention advisory board

Montana SB 495, Eliminate the tobacco prevention advisory board, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Hertz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 495
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Eliminate the tobacco prevention advisory board
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (272 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tobacco board ends; funds to prevention and CHIP: mixed, low. The law ends the Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board. It sets how tobacco settlement money is used: 32% goes to DPHHS for youth prevention and quitting help, and 17% goes to match federal Children’s Health Insurance Program funds. DPHHS follows CDC Best Practices for these programs. The legislature a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Courtenay Sprunger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 39 | 10 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: 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)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8ba9c42b-c917-4abf-bfac-fda531773573)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=40a23516-602a-487d-a7d4-7d5cc4eabe41)

## 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=8ba9c42b-c917-4abf-bfac-fda531773573)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=40a23516-602a-487d-a7d4-7d5cc4eabe41)

## 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-SB495-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).