Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB87: Modify holidays for certain employees and create an annual floating holiday
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act eliminating the state general election day as a holiday for legislative employees; providing for an annual floating holiday for qualified legislative employees; revising the definition of holiday; amending sections 2-18-601 and 2-18-603, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ELIMINATING THE STATE GENERAL ELECTION DAY AS A HOLIDAY FOR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR QUALIFIED LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF HOLIDAY; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-601 AND 2-18-603, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-18-601, MCA, is amended to read: "2-18-601. Definitions. For the purpose of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Agency" means any legally constituted department, board, or commission of state, county, or city government or any political subdivision of the state. (b) The term does not mean the state compensation insurance fund. (2) "Break in service" means a period of time in excess of 5 working days when the person is not employed and that severs continuous employment. (3) "Common association" means an association of employees established pursuant to 2-18-1310 for the purposes of employer and employee participation in the plan. (4) "Continuous employment" means working within the same jurisdiction without a break in service of more than 5 working days or without a continuous absence without pay of more than 15 working days. (5) "Contracting employer" means an employer who, pursuant to 2-18-1310, has contracted with the department of administration to participate in the plan. (6) "Employee" means any person employed by an agency except elected state, county, and city officials, schoolteachers, members of the …
Sponsors
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Edwards, Becky (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 20, 2025): 76 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 19, 2025): 77 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 7, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is SB87?
- SB87 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Modify holidays for certain employees and create an annual floating holiday.
- What does SB87 do?
- In its own words: An act eliminating the state general election day as a holiday for legislative employees; providing for an annual floating holiday for qualified legislative employees; revising the definition of holiday; amending sections 2-18-601 and 2-18-603, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB87?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB87?
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB87?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0112
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