HB 781 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Requiring advance notice to certain motor vehicle dealers relating to unfair or deceptive practices before filing a lawsuit

HB 781 requires a purchaser of a vehicle to provide advance written notice to the motor vehicle dealer before filing a civil lawsuit for unfair or deceptive practices related to the vehicle sale. This notice must include specific details about the buyer, dealer, vehicle, and the alleged problem, and be sent by certified mail. The dealer then has 28 days to respond to the written notice. A purchaser can only proceed with a civil action after this 28-day response period has expired.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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LC2358.pdf → HB0781_1.pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent a procedural transition from a committee version (LC 2358) to a formal House Bill (HB 781.1). The primary changes are technical, including the insertion of specific sponsors' names and the rebranding of the document as an 'Authorized Print Version.' No substantive policy changes, such as new requirements, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were identified in the provided text.

TECHNICAL

Added the names of sponsors R. Gregg and S. Fitzpatrick to the bill header.

Changed the document title from 'LC 2358' to 'HB 781.1' and updated the footer to indicate it is an Authorized Print Version.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors