Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB94: Generally revise public sector unions law
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising labor laws relating to public funds; prohibiting the use of public funds and resources for labor organization activities, including its application to school districts and teacher organization; prohibiting certain labor organization activities while receiving compensation; providing an exception; providing limitations; providing definitions; amending sections 2-2-121, 20-1-304, 20-4-304, and 39-31-103, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LABOR LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC FUNDS; PROHIBITING THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND RESOURCES FOR LABOR ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ITS APPLICATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHER ORGANIZATION; PROHIBITING CERTAIN LABOR ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES WHILE RECEIVING COMPENSATION; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-2-121, 20-1-304, 20-4-304, AND 39-31-103, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Use of public resources for labor organization activities -- EXCEPTION. (1) A public employer may or (b) provide any form of compensation or paid leave to a public employee, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of engaging in labor organization activities. (2) Upon agreement by a public employer and an exclusive representative in collective bargaining, a public employee: (a) may be granted time off without pay or benefits to engage in labor organization activities, and a labor organization may compensate a public employee for engaging in labor organization activities; (b) may use compensated personal leave, whether it is the employee's own or voluntarily donated by members of the appropriate unit, to engage in labor organization activities if: (i) the leave is accrued at the same rate by similarly situated public employees in the appropriate unit without regard to membership or …
Sponsors
- Fuller, John (R, 4) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (February 19, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 21 yea, 28 nay, failed
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB94?
- SB94 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise public sector unions law.
- What does SB94 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising labor laws relating to public funds; prohibiting the use of public funds and resources for labor organization activities, including its application to school districts and teacher organization; prohibiting certain labor organization activities while receiving compensation; providing an exception; providing limitations; providing definitions; amending sections 2-2-121, 20-1-304, 20-4-304, and 39-31-103, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of SB94?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB94?
- Fuller, John (R, 4).
- Where is the official record for SB94?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0567
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