HB 298 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise local election laws on approval of marijuana businesses

HB 298 revises local election laws concerning the approval or disapproval of marijuana businesses, primarily impacting municipalities and their residents. The bill proposes that a municipal election to allow or prohibit marijuana businesses may only be held in municipalities with a population greater than 5,000 people. This change would restrict smaller municipalities from holding their own elections on whether to permit various categories of marijuana businesses within their limits. It also clarifies how county-level elections on marijuana businesses interact with municipalities located within those counties.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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The bill's sponsor list was updated to reflect a change in the legislative committee assignments or co-sponsorship, with L. Deming moving from the second to the third position and J. Fitzpatrick being added to the list. This is a procedural update that does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or requirements of the legislation.

TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was reordered and updated to include J. Fitzpatrick and adjust the position of L. Deming, likely reflecting a change in committee leadership or co-sponsorship roles.

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Amendments

Feb 26, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

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Jan 23, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration

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Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

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