HB 382 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Establish the specie legal tender act

The provided bill text, identified as Senate Bill 382, focuses on revising laws related to immunization exemptions, which differs from the title "Establish the specie legal tender act" for HB 382. Based on the provided text, this bill mandates that various entities, including state agencies, schools, child care facilities, and licensed health care providers, must accept religious or informed consent exemptions for required immunizations, injections, or medications for employment or attendance. It establishes that denying such an exemption is an unlawful discriminatory practice. Non-compliant entities could face a loss of state funding, and individuals denied an exemption may file complaints and seek compensatory damages. The bill also clarifies and strengthens the existing provisions for religious, medical, and informed consent exemptions for school attendance.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0382_1(5).pdf HB0382_2.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill's header was updated to reflect a new version number (HB0382.2) and a specific year (2025). The most significant policy change adds a critical exception to the anti-commandeering clause, allowing the state to seize specie legal tender if a District Court orders it. Additionally, a definition for 'estate' was removed from the text, likely to prevent confusion with federal tax code sections.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed regarding legal tender seizures by introducing a court-ordered exception, meaning the state can now act on specific judicial directives rather than being completely prohibited.
REQUIREMENT

Added a specific exception allowing the state to seize specie legal tender if ordered by a District Court.

DEFINITION

Deleted a definition for 'estate' that referenced Internal Revenue Code sections.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to change the version number from HB 382.1 to HB0382.2.

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

4456
Failed
Total votes 100
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic42
42 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican58
44 Yea 14 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 27, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (44-56)
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 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Tom Millett
RRepublican
MT
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