HB315

Revise alcohol laws relating to restaurant beer and wine licenses

Failed·5/20/25
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Montana HB315 revises alcohol laws for restaurant beer and wine licenses, adjusting income ratios, serving hours, and competitive bidding processes.

Montana HB315 revises the criteria for restaurant beer and wine licenses, requiring that at least 65% of a restaurant's gross income come from food sales. It also modifies the serving hours, allowing licensees to set their own hours between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m., subject to local ordinances. The bill introduces a competitive bidding process for issuing new licenses in certain quota areas and mandates that beer and wine be sold with food, with the price of alcohol not exceeding the price of the food.

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Roll Call Votes

12 Yea

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0 Nay

8 Not Voting

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Calendar

Jan 30, 2025

8:00 AM

House Business and Labor Hearing

History

May 20, 2025

House

(H) Died in Process

Mar 12, 2025

House

(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

Jan 31, 2025

House

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