Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB202: Revise laws regarding receipt of workers' compensation benefits on behalf of others
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act authorizing a benefits custodian to receive payments on behalf of a minor child or an incompetent person; authorizing the workers' compensation judge to appoint a benefits custodian; amending sections 3971-742 and 39-71-2905, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING A BENEFITS CUSTODIAN TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF A MINOR CHILD OR AN INCOMPETENT PERSON; AUTHORIZING THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE TO APPOINT A BENEFITS CUSTODIAN; AMENDING SECTIONS 3971-742 AND 39-71-2905, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 39-71-742, MCA, is amended to read: "39-71-742. Who may receive payment. (1) A payment due to a child under 18 years of age or to a person adjudged incompetent must be made to the parent, or the appointed guardian, or the benefits custodian, and the written receipt for the payment must acquit the employer, the insurer, or the department of further liability. (2) A payment due to a member of the highway patrol receiving the salary benefit provided in 44-1511 must be made to the department of justice to offset the salary benefit until the member is no longer eligible to receive the salary benefit. (3) In other cases, payment must be made to the person entitled to the payment or to the person's authorized representative. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the term "benefits custodian" means a person appointed by the workers' compensation judge as provided in 39-71-2905 to pursue benefits or receive payments on behalf of …
Sponsors
- Smith, Laura (D, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Minors, Workers' Compensation
Common questions
- What is SB202?
- SB202 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws regarding receipt of workers' compensation benefits on behalf of others.
- What does SB202 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act authorizing a benefits custodian to receive payments on behalf of a minor child or an incompetent person; authorizing the workers' compensation judge to appoint a benefits custodian; amending sections 3971-742 and 39-71-2905, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB202?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB202?
- Smith, Laura (D, 40).
- Where is the official record for SB202?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2784
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