Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB297: Establish requirement for paid sick days
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act creating the healthy families and workplaces act; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions; requiring employers of a certain size to provide a paid sick leave policy for employees; establishing an accrual and carry forward policy; establishing authorized uses for paid sick leave; requiring employers to keep records; requiring confidentiality of employee information regarding paid sick leave requests; providing for protection of employee rights; prohibiting retaliation by employers…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT CREATING THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REQUIRING EMPLOYERS OF A CERTAIN SIZE TO PROVIDE A PAID SICK LEAVE POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES; ESTABLISHING AN ACCRUAL AND CARRY FORWARD POLICY; ESTABLISHING AUTHORIZED USES FOR PAID SICK LEAVE; REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO KEEP RECORDS; REQUIRING CONFIDENTIALITY OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION REGARDING PAID SICK LEAVE REQUESTS; PROVIDING FOR PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS; PROHIBITING RETALIATION BY EMPLOYERS; AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO ENFORCE THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS FOR EMPLOYERS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT OFFER SIMILAR POLICIES; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 16] may be cited as the "Healthy Families and Workplaces Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Purpose. The legislature declares that it is the purpose of the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and (2) establish minimum paid sick leave standards for employees at levels consistent with their health, efficiency, and general well-being. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB **** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 297.1 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 16], unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of …
Sponsors
- Howell, SJ (D, 100) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : 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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Rule Making, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB297?
- HB297 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish requirement for paid sick days.
- What does HB297 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act creating the healthy families and workplaces act; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions; requiring employers of a certain size to provide a paid sick leave policy for employees; establishing an accrual and carry forward policy; establishing authorized uses for paid sick leave; requiring employers to keep records; requiring confidentiality of employee information regarding paid sick leave requests; providing for protection of employee rights; prohibiting retaliation by employers…
- What is the status of HB297?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB297?
- Howell, SJ (D, 100).
- Where is the official record for HB297?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2528
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