Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB253: Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring the department of public health and human services to disclose certain information during a public health emergency.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN INFORMATION DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. Section 1. Duties of department during public health emergency. (1) If the governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to 10-3-303 that is considered a public health emergency, the department shall make, at minimum, a twice weekly disclosure of health information in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of 50-16-603 on the department's website and any other means considered necessary to communicate to the public the total number of individuals: (a) hospitalized in the state due to conditions, diagnoses, or other impacts to an individual's health that have been identified by the governor as a basis for the public health emergency; and (b) who have died as a result of conditions, diagnoses, or other impacts to an individual's health that have been identified by the governor as a basis for the public health emergency. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), for each category identified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) the department shall disclose: (a) the number of individuals within the following age (ii) 5 to 17; (iii) 18 to 34; (iv) 35 to 49; (v) 50 to 64; and (vi) 65 and older; (b) the gender of individuals; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 253 ENROLLED BILL …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Ricci, Vince (R, 27)
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 (March 31, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 11, 2025): 92 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 10, 2025): 91 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government, Emergency Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB253?
- HB253 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency.
- What does HB253 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring the department of public health and human services to disclose certain information during a public health emergency.
- What is the status of HB253?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB253?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB253?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3438
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