Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB75: Revise public safety officer certification standards
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising public safety officer employment, education, and certification standards; applying certain provisions of peace officer certification standards to all public safety officers; clarifying training requirements when no basic equivalency course exists for a public safety officer's specific discipline; and amending section 44-4-404, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS; APPLYING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS TO ALL PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS; CLARIFYING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO BASIC EQUIVALENCY COURSE EXISTS FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER'S SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE; AND AMENDING SECTION 44-4-404, MCA. Section 1. Section 44-4-404, MCA, is amended to read: "44-4-404. Appointing authority responsible for applying standards -- training requirements. (1) It is the responsibility of a public safety officer's appointing authority to apply the employment standards and training criteria established by the council pursuant to this part, including but not limited to requiring the successful completion of minimum training standards within 1 year of the public safety officer's hire date and terminating the employment of a public safety officer for failure to meet the minimum standards established by the council pursuant to this part. (2) (a) The provisions of 7-32-303(6), (7)(a), and (7)(d) apply to public safety officers in the public safety officer's specific discipline. Within 1 year of the public safety officer's most recent appointment, the public safety officer shall complete the applicable basic course (ii) the public safety officer has attended the basic course required in 7-32-303(6); and (iii) the public safety officer has a break in service of more than 3 years but less than 5 years. (b) The requirements of …
Sponsors
- Gist, Steve (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Usher, Barry (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (February 25, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 24, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB75?
- HB75 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise public safety officer certification standards.
- What does HB75 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising public safety officer employment, education, and certification standards; applying certain provisions of peace officer certification standards to all public safety officers; clarifying training requirements when no basic equivalency course exists for a public safety officer's specific discipline; and amending section 44-4-404, mca.
- What is the status of HB75?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB75?
- Gist, Steve (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB75?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0233
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