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MT HB 688

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Generally revise marijuana laws

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MT HB 688 pass?

No. MT HB 688 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (S) Died in Committee

What is MT HB 688 about?

MT HB 688 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Generally revise marijuana laws”.

Who sponsors MT HB 688?

Bill Mercer is the primary sponsor of MT HB 688.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bill Mercerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-22

    (S) Died in Standing Committee

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  2. 2025-05-22

    (S) Died in Committee

  3. 2025-04-09

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Local Government

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-03-19

    (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government

  5. 2025-03-17

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-15

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  7. 2025-03-15

    (S) 1st Reading

  8. 2025-03-07

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  9. 2025-03-07

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2025-03-07

    (H) 3rd Reading

  11. 2025-03-07

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-06

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  13. 2025-03-06

    (H) 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-06

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration

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  16. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration

  17. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration

  19. 2025-02-26

    (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration

  20. 2025-02-24

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  21. 2025-02-24

    (H) 1st Reading

  22. 2025-02-24

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

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  23. 2025-02-24

    (H) Introduced

  24. 2025-02-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  25. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  26. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  27. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  28. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  29. 2025-02-20

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  30. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  31. 2024-12-14

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

  • LC3457.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0688.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1.pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1(5).pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1(4).pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1(3).pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1(2).pdfCompare
  • HB0688_1(1).pdfCompare

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-02-28 · pass · 11-8

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Ed Byrne: no
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Shelly Fyant: no
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-03-06 · pass · 58-41

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: no
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no

  • Do Pass

    2025-03-07 · pass · 57-42

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: no
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no

  • to_table

    2025-04-09 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3457?open_tab=sum

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