The bill aims to eliminate the Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board and amends Section 17-6-606 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) while repealing Section 17-6-610. The amended section will continue to allocate a portion of tobacco settlement proceeds for statewide tobacco disease prevention programs, which include discouraging youth tobacco use, assisting adults in quitting, and funding the Children's Health Insurance Program. The bill specifies that 32% of the yearly tobacco settlement proceeds will be deposited into a state special revenue account for these purposes, and 17% will be used for matching federal funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Additionally, the bill modifies the appropriations from the state special revenue accounts to include funding for tobacco disease prevention programs and the programs established in the subsection, while removing the requirement for funding the Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board. The bill is set to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 17-6-606
SB0495_1(1): 17-6-606
SB0495_1(2): 17-6-606
SB0495_1(3): 17-6-606
SB0495_1(4): 17-6-606
SB0495_1(5): 17-6-606
SB0495_1: 17-6-606
SB0495_X(1): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(10): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(11): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(12): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(2): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(3): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(4): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(5): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(6): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(7): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(8): 17-6-606
SB0495_X(9): 17-6-606
SB0495_X: 17-6-606