Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB364: Generally revise laws related to immunizations
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising school immunization and exemption data laws; requiring a governing authority of a school to file an annual written reports report on immunizations and exemptions to immunizations to the state; and local health department; requiring the department of public health and human services to prescribe a form and schedule for the written report; limiting the report to include only deidentified or aggregate data; amending sections 20-5406 and 20-5-408, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION AND EXEMPTION DATA LAWS; REQUIRING A GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF A SCHOOL TO FILE AN ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORTS REPORT ON IMMUNIZATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS TO IMMUNIZATIONS TO THE STATE; AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PRESCRIBE A FORM AND SCHEDULE FOR THE WRITTEN REPORT; LIMITING THE REPORT TO INCLUDE ONLY DEIDENTIFIED OR AGGREGATE DATA; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-5406 AND 20-5-408, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 20-5-406, MCA, is amended to read: "20-5-406. Immunization record. (1) The governing authority of each school shall require written evidence of each pupil's student's immunization against the diseases listed in 20-5-403 and shall record the immunization status, including any exemptions, of each pupil student as part of the pupil's student's permanent school record. (2) The governing authority shall conform with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and its implementing regulations at 34 CFR, part 99. (3) A student's personally identifiable health records, including information related to immunizations received and immunization exemptions, are considered part of the student's education record and are protected from disclosure as provided in the Family Educational Rights and …
Sponsors
- Cunningham, Melody (D, 97) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 24, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 21 yea, 29 nay, failed
- Take HB 364 from Comm-Neumann (April 23, 2025): 26 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 66 yea, 31 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 77 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: Minors, Health Care Services, Health, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB364?
- HB364 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to immunizations.
- What does HB364 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising school immunization and exemption data laws; requiring a governing authority of a school to file an annual written reports report on immunizations and exemptions to immunizations to the state; and local health department; requiring the department of public health and human services to prescribe a form and schedule for the written report; limiting the report to include only deidentified or aggregate data; amending sections 20-5406 and 20-5-408, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB364?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB364?
- Cunningham, Melody (D, 97).
- Where is the official record for HB364?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2892
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