---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise alcohol laws"
description: "Generally revise alcohol laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 882"
citation: "Montana HB 882 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Buttrey"]
version_count: 41
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:36:49+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:32:26+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62545360-98c0-4b3c-81c1-d99230c95338"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1356?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "7a7ac78a35fdeb9bc02e909900f5c1319d8ea1b0f0264222ef78d72514c8a53f"
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 882 (2025) — Generally revise alcohol laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0882.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300678)
2. **HB0882.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302552)
3. **HB0882_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298982)
4. **HB0882_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299604)
5. **HB0882_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299667)
6. **HB0882_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299670)
7. **HB0882_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303322)
8. **HB0882_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303323)
9. **HB0882_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303324)
10. **HB0882_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303325)
11. **HB0882_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298981)
12. **HB0882_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303327)
13. **HB0882_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315488)
14. **HB0882_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318959)
15. **HB0882_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303328)
16. **HB0882_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303329)
17. **HB0882_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303534)
18. **HB0882_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303536)
19. **HB0882_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303537)
20. **HB0882_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305311)
21. **HB0882_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311932)
22. **HB0882_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315487)
23. **HB0882_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303326)
24. **HB0882_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315490)
25. **HB0882_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324441)
26. **HB0882_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325298)
27. **HB0882_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325299)
28. **HB0882_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325300)
29. **HB0882_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325301)
30. **HB0882_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326155)
31. **HB0882_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327506)
32. **HB0882_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317301)
33. **HB0882_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318114)
34. **HB0882_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318115)
35. **HB0882_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318182)
36. **HB0882_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318183)
37. **HB0882_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318184)
38. **HB0882_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318933)
39. **HB0882_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321002)
40. **HB0882_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315489)
41. **LC1356.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297073)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T14:36:49+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-03-19T18:47:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-19T21:44:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-23T19:23:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-24T15:39:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-24T19:49:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-25T14:32:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-26T16:31:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-26T19:41:12+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-03-26T19:44:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-27T15:57:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T19:11:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-28T20:54:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-29T02:09:57+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-29T18:17:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-31T13:40:19+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-31T18:46:37+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-01T00:26:07+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-02T14:39:38+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02T23:35:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04T14:33:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T14:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:45:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08T00:48:39+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-09T20:04:01+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-15T16:55:31+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-16T17:22:42+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-16T20:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:45:45+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-28T12:06:43+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:32:26+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/62545360-98c0-4b3c-81c1-d99230c95338`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).