Montana § 16-11-119 Disposition Of Taxes -- Statutory Appropriation

Montana Statutes

§ 16-11-119 — Disposition Of Taxes -- Statutory Appropriation

Montana § 16-11-119

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 11TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Part 1Tax on Tobacco Products

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Mont. Code Ann. § 16-11-119 (2026).

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16-11-119 . Disposition of taxes -- statutory appropriation.

(1)A sum equal to the amount necessary to purchase cigarette tax stamps must be deposited to or allocated from the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department from cigarette taxes collected under the provisions of 16-11-111 , as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(2)After the deposit or allocation in subsection (1), cigarette taxes collected under the provisions of 16-11-111 must, in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124 , be deposited as follows:

(a)8.3% or $5 million, whichever is greater, in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department of public health and human services for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' nursing homes;

(b)2.6% in the major repair long-range

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16-11-119 . Disposition of taxes -- statutory appropriation. (1) A sum equal to the amount necessary to purchase cigarette tax stamps must be deposited to or allocated from the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department from cigarette taxes collected under the provisions of 16-11-111 , as provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(2) After the deposit or allocation in subsection (1), cigarette taxes collected under the provisions of 16-11-111 must, in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124 , be deposited as follows:
(a) 8.3% or $5 million, whichever is greater, in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department of public health and human services for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' nursing homes;
(b) 2.6% in the major repair long-range building program account provided for in 17-7-221 ;
(c) 44% in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the health and medicaid initiatives account provided for in 53-6-1201 ;
(d) $150,000 in the veterans and surviving spouses state special revenue account provided for in 10-2-108 ; and
(e) the remainder to the state general fund.
(3) If money in the state special revenue fund for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' nursing homes exceeds $2 million at the end of the fiscal year, the excess must be transferred to the state general fund.
(4) The taxes collected on tobacco products other than cigarettes must in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124 be deposited as follows:
(a) one-half in the state general fund; and
(b) one-half in the state special revenue fund account for health and medicaid initiatives provided for in 53-6-1201 .
(5) Each fiscal year, a sum equal to the amount of money necessary to purchase cigarette tax stamps is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502 , from the state special revenue fund allocation in subsection (1) to the department for tax administration responsibilities.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 29, Ch. 140, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 222, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 516, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5606.30(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 267, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 608, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 704, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 681, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 455, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 548, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 456, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 544, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, I.M. No. 149, approved Nov. 2, 2004; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 511, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 475, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 461, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 486, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 324, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 77, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 469, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 561, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 547, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 738, L. 2023.