HB 75 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise public safety officer certification standards

HB 75 revises Montana's public safety officer certification standards by requiring appointing authorities (like police departments) to ensure officers complete minimum training within one year of hire. It clarifies that officers must take discipline-specific basic courses if no equivalent course exists, and provides exceptions for military duty (pausing the deadline during service) or valid reasons like illness or course access issues. The bill allows up to 180 days for training extensions, considering factors such as family emergencies or staffing shortages. These changes apply broadly to all public safety officers, including those in specialized roles, and aim to standardize certification requirements across disciplines.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 21, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Gist
Steve Gist
RRepublican
MT
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