Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB176: Providing for nondiscrimination related to firearms possession or activity
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting discrimination concerning firearms in insurance and financial matters; providing a legislative statement of purpose regarding implementation of the montana constitution by this act; providing definitions; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION CONCERNING FIREARMS IN INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS; PROVIDING A LEGISLATIVE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION BY THIS ACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of [sections 1 through 9] is to prohibit discrimination against individuals, groups, associations, or businesses in matters concerning firearms, insofar as any discrimination may involve finance, lending, credit, and insurance and concerning the manufacture, distribution, sale, possession of, or advocacy for firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds as follows: (1) the right to keep or bear arms is a natural right that the people have memorialized and reserved to themselves under Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution; (2) the right to keep or bear arms is a fundamental and individual right of all law-abiding adults; (3) discrimination because of civil or political rights is prohibited by Article II, section 4, of the Montana constitution; and (4) the right to keep or bear arms is a civil or political right within the meaning of Article II, section 4, of the Montana constitution. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through …
Sponsors
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Hearing
Subjects: Discrimination, Economic Development, Insurance, Guns and Weapons
Common questions
- What is SB176?
- SB176 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Providing for nondiscrimination related to firearms possession or activity.
- What does SB176 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting discrimination concerning firearms in insurance and financial matters; providing a legislative statement of purpose regarding implementation of the montana constitution by this act; providing definitions; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of SB176?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB176?
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB176?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0875
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