Montana Legislative Overview – 2025 Session Overview
MONTANA Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
(Adjourned on April 30, 2025)
2 pet related items were proposed during the 2025 legislative session, both of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 160 | Local Government Regulation – Single-Use Plastic Bags: Amends Title 7 (Local Government), Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Part 1 (Nature of Self-Governing Local Governments and Local Government Prohibitions), Section 7-1-111 (Powers Denied) and Part 5 (General Operation and Conduct of Business), Part 1 (Local Government Ordinances, Resolutions, and Initiatives and Referendums), Section 7-5-131 (Right of Initiative and Referendum) of MT Code Annotated to repeal the prohibition on local governments from regulating auxiliary containers, such as plastic bags and similar items. | DIED ON CALENDAR (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| SB 96 | “Working Animal Protection Act”: Amends Title 7 (Local Government), Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Part 1 (Nature of Self-Governing Local Governments and Local Government Prohibitions), Section 7-1-111 (Powers Denied) of Montana Code Annotated by prohibiting local governments from enacting ordinances or resolutions that ban or create undue hardships on the use of working animals or animal enterprises in various sectors such as commerce, service, legal hunting, agriculture, and entertainment. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
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