LC 1626 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Revise tobacco settlement allocations

This bill revises how Montana allocates tobacco settlement funds, changing the percentages distributed between two state accounts. Under the new rules, 32% of tobacco settlement proceeds will fund statewide tobacco disease prevention programs aimed at preventing children from using tobacco and helping adults quit, while 17% will be used to match federal funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will manage the prevention programs and must follow established national standards when implementing them. The changes take effect on July 1, 2025, and any unspent funds from these accounts must be transferred to the state trust fund within two years.
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Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Last action Dec 10, 2024
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