HB 177 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product laws

HB 177 aimed to update state laws regarding tobacco products. The bill proposed expanding the definition of "tobacco" to include alternative nicotine and vapor products, which would subject them to existing tobacco product license fees. It also sought to repeal a state prohibition, thereby allowing local governments to enact their own ordinances banning the sale of all tobacco products, including alternative nicotine and vapor products. This would have affected businesses selling these products and granted new regulatory power to local jurisdictions.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC3689.pdf → HB0177_1.pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC3689 to HB 177 and introduced by F. Smith. A new provision was added to grant the department authority to impose fees, taxes, or penalties specifically based on carbon emissions or carbon use.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include regulatory powers over carbon-related fees and penalties, whereas the previous version did not explicitly list this authority.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new clause granting the department authority to enforce fees, taxes, or penalties based on carbon or carbon use.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill number from LC3689 to HB 177 and updated the sponsor name to F. Smith.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 21, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Jan 10, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors