HB 184 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Modify language in the MCA that may diminish the dignity of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing

HB 184 revises various Montana laws to update language pertaining to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The bill specifically amends multiple sections of the Montana Code Annotated to modify terminology that may diminish the dignity of these individuals. This legislative action aims to ensure more respectful and inclusive language is used throughout state statutes. The changes directly affect the legal framework by updating how individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are described within Montana law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB0184_2(11).pdf → HB0184_X.pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to remove numbering and add specific section references to the list of amended laws. The substantive policy content regarding insurance mandates for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals appears to be missing from the provided text snippet, suggesting the changes are primarily technical or the relevant policy sections were not included in the sample.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged as the specific policy provisions regarding deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals were not visible in the provided text to determine if any substantive scope adjustments were made.

TECHNICAL

Removed line numbers and restructured the header and title to match standard enrolled bill formatting.

Updated the list of amended statutes to include specific section numbers (e.g., 2-18-704, 53-19-402) that were previously omitted or incomplete.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)

senate

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Jan 30, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (78-22)

house

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors