HB 428 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revising provisions related to workers compensation

HB 428 revises workers' compensation laws, primarily by clarifying the definition of "employer" for various entities and their workers. The bill specifies who is considered an employer for temporary workers, motor carriers, certain religious organizations, and fiscal agents making payments on behalf of workers. It also requires employers and insurers to annually submit reports detailing paid losses to help fund workers' compensation administration. Additionally, the legislation modifies the frequency of summary reports submitted by insurers and revises provisions related to medical status forms.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0428_1(5).pdf HB0428_X.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for passage, changing its status from a draft to an official legislative act. The text was reformatted to remove internal editing marks and consolidate the title to reflect the addition of a new amendment to section 39-71-1036 regarding medical status forms. The substantive definition of 'employer' remains unchanged, but the bill now officially includes provisions for amending the medical status form requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope is now complete and ready for enactment, incorporating a specific amendment to section 39-71-1036 in addition to the previously listed sections.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to explicitly include the amendment of section 39-71-1036 regarding medical status forms, which was missing from the original draft title.

Formatting was cleaned up to remove draft markers and internal editing symbols, converting the document into its final enrolled version.

SCOPE

The bill was formally enrolled, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is prepared for the Governor's signature.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 25, 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
38
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 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Morgan Thiel
Morgan Thiel
RRepublican
MT
30