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BILLINGS -Bills to amend Montana drug and alcohol laws are nearly tapped out and it appears the state will not see much change this legislative session.
There were 29 alcohol and drug-related bills introduced in the House and Senate, and only about a third of them are still alive.
All of the state's bills to amend marijuana laws are dead.
Senate Bill 406 to allow providers of medical marijuana to receive payment would have changed the current law which states those providers must give away marijuana they grow.
SB 406 also would have allowed people diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder to legally use medical marijuana.
A main theme of the 10 bills that remain is to revise liquor license laws.
SB 193 would decrease the tax on liquor license holders from 43 percent to 40.5 percent for liquor sales.
Another bill, SB 365, would permit a license holder to apply for another license awarded on a lottery basis.
HB 50 would extend punishment to all providers of alcohol, not just some licensees, for violating state codes.
A bill to increase the number of sales representatives allowed to promote a single vendor's product, HB 350, has received nearly unanimous support in the House.
HB 506 would allow microdistilleries that produce less than 25,000 gallons of product annually to deliver products directly to agency liquor stores, rather than paying a middle man.
Another bill, SB 93, would make it more difficult for people who have had their licenses revoked to get a restricted-use driver's license.
That bill would require a person have no misdemeanor or felony charges for five years after losing his or her license in order to be eligible.
And HB 412 to grant immunity to underage people for drinking if they need emergency medical attention was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock last week.
Another house bill, HB 491, would better clarify who is eligible for participation in sobriety program to include more than just DUI offenders.
Just one bill concerning drugs remains: SB 48 takes aim at methamphetamine production.
That bill would require pharmacies to limit the amount of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a person can buy to 3.6 grams in a single purchase, as well as keep more thorough records of purchases.
There are 22 days remaining in the legislative session.
There were 29 alcohol and drug-related bills introduced in the House and Senate, and only about a third of them are still alive.
All of the state's bills to amend marijuana laws are dead.
Senate Bill 406 to allow providers of medical marijuana to receive payment would have changed the current law which states those providers must give away marijuana they grow.
SB 406 also would have allowed people diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder to legally use medical marijuana.
A main theme of the 10 bills that remain is to revise liquor license laws.
SB 193 would decrease the tax on liquor license holders from 43 percent to 40.5 percent for liquor sales.
Another bill, SB 365, would permit a license holder to apply for another license awarded on a lottery basis.
HB 50 would extend punishment to all providers of alcohol, not just some licensees, for violating state codes.
A bill to increase the number of sales representatives allowed to promote a single vendor's product, HB 350, has received nearly unanimous support in the House.
HB 506 would allow microdistilleries that produce less than 25,000 gallons of product annually to deliver products directly to agency liquor stores, rather than paying a middle man.
Another bill, SB 93, would make it more difficult for people who have had their licenses revoked to get a restricted-use driver's license.
That bill would require a person have no misdemeanor or felony charges for five years after losing his or her license in order to be eligible.
And HB 412 to grant immunity to underage people for drinking if they need emergency medical attention was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock last week.
Another house bill, HB 491, would better clarify who is eligible for participation in sobriety program to include more than just DUI offenders.
Just one bill concerning drugs remains: SB 48 takes aim at methamphetamine production.
That bill would require pharmacies to limit the amount of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a person can buy to 3.6 grams in a single purchase, as well as keep more thorough records of purchases.
There are 22 days remaining in the legislative session.
