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MT SB 345

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Revise workers' compensation laws relating to evidentiary standards

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · upper

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Did MT SB 345 pass?

No. MT SB 345 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 345 about?

MT SB 345 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise workers' compensation laws relating to evidentiary standards”.

Who sponsors MT SB 345?

Greg Hertz is the primary sponsor of MT SB 345.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Hertzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-04-23

    (H) 2nd Reading Not Concurred

    reading-2,reading-2

  3. 2025-04-23

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  4. 2025-04-18

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor

  5. 2025-04-18

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor

  6. 2025-03-24

    (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor

  7. 2025-03-24

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  8. 2025-03-24

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-21

    (S) Transmitted to House

  10. 2025-03-21

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

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  11. 2025-03-21

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims

    committee-passage

  13. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-03-12

    (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims

  15. 2025-03-04

    (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims

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  16. 2025-03-04

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

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  17. 2025-03-04

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  18. 2025-03-01

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-03-01

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-02-27

    (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

  21. 2025-02-27

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  22. 2025-02-26

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  23. 2025-02-26

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  24. 2025-02-19

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-02-19

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  26. 2025-02-18

    (S) First Reading

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  27. 2025-02-18

    (S) Introduced

  28. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  29. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  30. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  31. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  32. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  33. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  34. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  35. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-03-01 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Mark Noland: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-03-04 · pass · 47-3

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • do_pass

    2025-03-20 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • John Esp: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-03-21 · pass · 32-18

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: no
    • Susan Webber: no
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: no
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • be_concurred_in

    2025-04-18 · pass · 11-9

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Terry Nelson: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Curtis Schomer: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes

  • Do Concur

    2025-04-23 · fail · 43-55

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: no
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: no
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: no
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: no
    • George Nikolakakos: no
    • Greg Kmetz: no
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: no
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: no
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: no
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: no
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: absent
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: no
    • Lyn Bennett: absent
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: no
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: no
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no
    • Terry Nelson: yes

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