SB 556 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Create board of passenger ropeway safety

SB 556 creates a state Board of Passenger Ropeway Safety to oversee the safety of ski lifts and similar systems (called "passenger ropeways") in Montana. It requires all ski area operators to register their ropeways annually with the board, pay fees ($100-$300 per device), and undergo inspections to meet safety standards. The board, appointed by the governor and including ski industry representatives, will set safety rules, issue annual operating certificates, and collect fees to fund its operations. This directly affects ski resorts and operators by adding registration, inspection, and fee requirements for their ropeway systems. The bill does not change liability laws for ski-related injuries but focuses on mechanical safety oversight.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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LC0139.pdf SB0556_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 0139 to SB 556, indicating a shift from a House bill to a Senate bill. Substantive changes include removing all-caps emphasis from the text and standardizing the language to use lowercase for words like 'must' and 'board', ensuring consistent and professional legal formatting.
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Removed all-caps formatting from words like 'MUST' and 'BOARD' to standardize the text to lowercase.

Changed the bill title from 'LC 0139' to 'SB 556' and updated the header to reflect the Senate Bill number.

Updated the page footer text from 'LC 139' to 'Authorized Print Version - SB 556'.

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Total actions
21
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Committee
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Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Willis Curdy
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