MT SB 179

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Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising purposes

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SB 179 pass?

No. MT SB 179 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 179 about?

MT SB 179 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising purposes”.

Who sponsors MT SB 179?

Forrest Mandeville is the primary sponsor of MT SB 179.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-23
(S) Died in Process
failure
2025-04-08
(S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
2025-03-06
(S) Motion Failed
failure
2025-03-06
(S) Motion
2025-01-29
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
amendment-deferral
2025-01-29
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
committee-failure
2025-01-29
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
2025-01-23
(S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
2025-01-21
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
referral-committee
2025-01-21
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-21
(S) 1st Reading
2025-01-21
(S) Introduced
2025-01-20
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-01-17
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-01-16
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-01-16
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-01-15
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-01-11
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-09
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-09-06
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

LC0178.pdfCompare
SB0179_1.pdfCompare
SB0179_1(6).pdfCompare
SB0179_1(5).pdfCompare
SB0179_1(4).pdfCompare
SB0179_1(3).pdfCompare
SB0179_1(2).pdfCompare
SB0179_1(1).pdfCompare

Documents

Votes

do_pass
2025-01-29 · fail · 5-6
Member-level votes (11)
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Willis Curdy: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Susan Webber: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Mark Noland: no
to_table
2025-01-29 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Mark Noland: yes
Take SB 179 from Comm-Mandeville
2025-03-06 · fail · 19-31
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: no
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: no
- Russ Tempel: no
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: no
- Shelley Vance: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: no
- Dave Fern: no
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: no
- Laura Smith: no
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: no
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: no
- Jacinda Morigeau: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 178

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0178?open_tab=sum

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