---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise alcohol laws related to responsible server and sales training"
description: "Revise alcohol laws related to responsible server and sales training"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 157"
citation: "Montana HB 157 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly Kortum"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-19T21:17:01+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-07T22:47:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52ea01db-2cbe-4e1f-9a53-16beeaa364d3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1667?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "b84e9cd979bf619cd038cd88ebfcf94628cec50a3bfba13651b80a162fd7f81e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 157 (2025) — Revise alcohol laws related to responsible server and sales training

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0157.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272942)
2. **HB0157.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272941)
3. **HB0157_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270731)
4. **HB0157_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273108)
5. **HB0157_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273109)
6. **HB0157_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273110)
7. **HB0157_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273111)
8. **HB0157_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275397)
9. **HB0157_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276446)
10. **HB0157_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270434)
11. **HB0157_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273113)
12. **HB0157_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276681)
13. **HB0157_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295203)
14. **HB0157_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298063)
15. **HB0157_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323108)
16. **HB0157_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323178)
17. **HB0157_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273114)
18. **HB0157_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273115)
19. **HB0157_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273204)
20. **HB0157_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273206)
21. **HB0157_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273207)
22. **HB0157_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273209)
23. **HB0157_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274982)
24. **HB0157_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275650)
25. **HB0157_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273112)
26. **HB0157_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298062)
27. **HB0157_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298065)
28. **HB0157_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308359)
29. **HB0157_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308360)
30. **HB0157_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310849)
31. **HB0157_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316787)
32. **HB0157_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320365)
33. **HB0157_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322956)
34. **HB0157_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322957)
35. **HB0157_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323185)
36. **HB0157_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325041)
37. **HB0157_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326308)
38. **HB0157_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298066)
39. **HB0157_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298568)
40. **HB0157_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298569)
41. **HB0157_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298570)
42. **HB0157_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298571)
43. **HB0157_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298663)
44. **HB0157_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298665)
45. **HB0157_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308358)
46. **HB0157_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298064)
47. **LC1667.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267700)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly Kortum — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-11-19T21:17:01+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-29T17:28:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-04T00:42:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-11T22:53:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-12T15:01:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-16T13:39:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-20T19:28:05+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-08T20:21:16+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-09T20:42:13+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-09T20:53:44+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-10T19:08:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-10T20:47:41+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15T00:23:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-15T16:03:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-15T21:39:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-16T21:21:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-21T18:27:41+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T19:40:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T20:43:15+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T21:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-27T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-27T22:26:17+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-28T20:56:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T01:29:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T18:26:57+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-19T14:26:11+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-19T21:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21T19:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-24T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-24T19:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-24T19:46:10+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-26T04:43:48+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T23:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-01T17:00:47+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-01T18:35:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07T19:58:23+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T22:47:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52ea01db-2cbe-4e1f-9a53-16beeaa364d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).