HB 367 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise workers' compensation laws relating to travel and reimbursement

HB 367 revises Montana's workers' compensation laws, specifically clarifying coverage for employees injured while traveling for work. The bill states that an employer furnishing transportation or reimbursing travel expenses is not the sole factor in determining workers' compensation coverage during travel. Instead, an employee is covered if the travel is necessitated by and on behalf of the employer as an integral part of employment, or if the travel is required by the employer as part of job duties. It also clarifies that certain incentive payments are not considered travel reimbursements for coverage purposes.
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 31, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

471
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 1 Nay 1
88% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-1-2)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 21, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ed Buttrey
Ed Buttrey
RRepublican
MT
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