Revise firefighter qualifications
SB 362 revises the qualifications for municipal firefighters in Montana, directly affecting applicants and municipal fire chiefs. The bill grants fire chiefs the discretion to qualify individuals who have been convicted of certain misdemeanors or felonies. However, fire chiefs are prohibited from qualifying applicants convicted of crimes that require registration on the sexual or violent offender registry. This provides more flexibility for fire chiefs in evaluating candidates with past criminal convictions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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The bill text shows minor formatting and signature line adjustments, such as the addition of a signature date line and slight spacing changes. There are no substantive policy changes regarding firefighter eligibility, funding, or legal requirements.
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Added a signature date line to the document footer.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
43–7
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic18
61% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-7)
senate
Mar 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Tezak
RRepublican
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