Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB324: Revise voluntary payment laws to include all claims
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising voluntary payments laws to include all claims; revising legislative policy for voluntary payments to include all claims; providing that certain bad faith insurance actions do not apply to voluntary payments; amending sections 26-1701, 26-1-703, and 26-1-706, mca; and providing an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS LAWS TO INCLUDE ALL CLAIMS; REVISING LEGISLATIVE POLICY FOR VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL CLAIMS; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN BAD FAITH INSURANCE ACTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 26-1701, 26-1-703, AND 26-1-706, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 26-1-701, MCA, is amended to read: "26-1-701. Legislative policy. The legislature declares that the health, welfare, and safety of the people of the state of Montana would be enhanced by the expeditious handling of liability claims. The legislature further declares that the handling of liability claims would be expedited if voluntary payment by or on behalf of one person to or on behalf of a person who has sustained injury to that person or damage to that person's property could possesses a claim may not be construed as an admission of fault or liability as to any claim arising out of the occurrence that gave rise to the injury or damage." Section 2. Section 26-1-703, MCA, is amended to read: "26-1-703. Voluntary partial payment of claim not an admission of fault or waiver. (1) No A voluntary partial payment of a claim against any person based on alleged liability of that person for injury to person, including death, or damage to property arising out of any occurrence shall may not be construed …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Gillespie, Bruce "Butch" (R, 9)
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 (April 8, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Liability, Remedies, Torts, Civil Procedure, Financial Institutions
Common questions
- What is HB324?
- HB324 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise voluntary payment laws to include all claims.
- What does HB324 do?
- In its own words: An act revising voluntary payments laws to include all claims; revising legislative policy for voluntary payments to include all claims; providing that certain bad faith insurance actions do not apply to voluntary payments; amending sections 26-1701, 26-1-703, and 26-1-706, mca; and providing an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB324?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB324?
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB324?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0198
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