Grow Montana’s current 2025 legislative session priority bills include:
- LC 3215: Interim study on farmers markets and food systems (Grow Montana supports and is the lead organization on this bill)
- LC 1004: Generally revise Monana Local Food Choice Act (Grow Montana is actively following this bill and will make a determination on its position once bill language is available)
- LC 1013: Generally revise laws related to Cottage Food Act (Grow Montana is actively following this bill and will make a determination on its position once bill language is available)
Below are the bills Grow Montana is supporting, opposing, and following at the 69th Montana Legislative session. Click each box to view bill details, including the bills sponsor, bill text (if available), and bill progress.
This list will be updated weekly, and action alerts will be shared through the Grow Montana Newsletter. If you are interested in receiving action alerts, please sign at: Action Alerts.
LC 71: Create a Food Safety Panel
Bill Sponsor: Daniel Emrich
Grow Montana Position: Following
LC 666: Providing a study on food security and agricultral prosperity
LC 1004: General Revise Montana Local Food Choice Act
LC 1011 Generally revise the Montana food laws
LC 1013: Generally revise laws related to Cottage Food Act
LC 1221: Address food security on college campuses
LC 1226: Generally revise Montana SNAP program laws
LC 1430: Create a food safety panel
LC 1629: Resolution supporting Montana’s beef producers
LC 1806: Generally revise non profit laws
LC 1807: Generally revise non profit laws
LC 1912: Generally revise SNAP laws
Bill Sponsor: Josh Kassmier
Link to Bill Progress:
Link to Bill Language (forthcoming)
Grow Montana Position: Following
LC 1956: Generally revise laws relating to mobile food vendors
LC 3215: Interim study on farmers markets and food systems
Bill Sponsor: Bruce “Buch” Gillespie
Link to Bill Language (forthcoming)
Grow Montana Position: Support
LC 3248: Generally revise agriculture laws
LC 3250: Provide for country of origin placarding laws
LC 3338: Montana Food First
LC 3735: Establish a farm to food bank program
LC 907: Prohibiting the state from awarding grants to non-profits
