HB 478 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws relating to volunteer church security teams

HB 478 would allow organizations, such as churches and event hosts, to establish volunteer security teams. The bill outlines requirements for these organizations, including having an emergency action plan and conducting background checks for volunteers. Individuals serving on these teams must meet specific eligibility criteria, such as holding a concealed weapon permit or firearms certification and completing regular training. It also grants civil immunity to volunteer security team members during a declared emergency at an organization's event or property.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC3075.pdf HB0478_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 3075 to HB 478.1 and updated with a full list of sponsors. The substantive text of the bill remains identical, defining volunteer security teams, setting eligibility requirements (such as age, citizenship, and firearm permits), and establishing immunity for team members during emergencies.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it still applies to organizations hosting public events in Montana.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from LC 3075 to HB 478.1 to reflect its status as a House Bill.

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include all current sponsors, whereas the previous version had blank lines for them to fill in.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the title and section headers to align with standard House Bill formatting.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

3959
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic42
41 Nay 1
97% Nay
R Republican58
39 Yea 18 Nay 1
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (39-59-2)
house
Mar 3, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Nelly Nicol
Nelly Nicol
RRepublican
MT
53