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MT HB298
Bill
Status
Failed
5/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jedediah Hinkle
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AI Summary
- Municipal elections to approve or disapprove marijuana businesses may only be held in municipalities with a population greater than 5,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census
- Counties retain the ability to hold elections on marijuana business approval regardless of population size
- Municipalities under 5,000 population lose the ability to hold separate elections on marijuana business categories (cultivators, manufacturers, dispensaries, testing laboratories, transporters)
- The act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval, applying retroactively to elections held on or after the effective date
Legislative Description
Revise local election laws on approval of marijuana businesses
Elections
Last Action
(H) Died in Process
5/20/2025
Committee Referrals
State Administration1/23/2025
Full Bill Text
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