SB 153 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise video gambling machine laws

SB 153 would have increased Montana's limits for video gambling machines, raising the maximum amount playable per game from $2 to $4 and the maximum value of free games or credits awarded per game from $800 to $1,199. The bill directly affected video gambling machine operators and players by changing these financial limits. Key provisions included amending existing law to set these new caps and requiring operators to pay cash for player credits shown on valid vouchers. The bill died in committee in May 2025 and never became law, so these changes were never implemented.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0574.pdf SB0153_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 574 to SB 153, and the primary sponsors were updated to reflect the current legislative sponsors. These are primarily administrative changes that do not alter the substantive policy content of the bill.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 574 to SB 153, reflecting a change in legislative chamber or tracking number.

New primary sponsors (W. Galt, B. Ler, K. Zolnikov, B. Usher, G. Hertz, J. Karlen, S. Morigeau) were added to the bill header.

Page header text was updated to reflect the new bill number and authorized print version designation.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

3710
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic18
15 Yea 2 Nay 1
83% Yea
R Republican32
22 Yea 8 Nay 2
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-10-3)
senate
Mar 28, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt
RRepublican
MT
39