Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB292: Revise laws related to increasing product liability protection for consumers relating to economic harm
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising product liability laws to include economic harm to the user or consumer; requiring that a person who sells an unreasonably dangerous product is liable for physical or economic harm caused by the product; and amending section 27-1-719, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWS TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC HARM TO THE USER OR CONSUMER; REQUIRING THAT A PERSON WHO SELLS AN UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT IS LIABLE FOR PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC HARM CAUSED BY THE PRODUCT; AND AMENDING SECTION 27-1-719, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 27-1-719, MCA, is amended to read: "27-1-719. (Temporary) Liability of seller of product for physical or economic harm to user or consumer. (1) A person who sells a product in a defective condition that is unreasonably dangerous to a user or consumer or to the property of a user or consumer is liable for physical or economic harm caused by the product to the ultimate user or consumer or to the user's or consumer's property and (b) the product is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it is sold. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) apply even and (b) the user or consumer did not buy the product from or enter into any contractual relation with the seller. (3) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to product liability claims brought for damages caused in part by covid-19 as defined in 27-1-1601, which are governed by 27-1-1602. (b) Subsection …
Sponsors
- Olsen, Andrea (D, 48) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Consumer Protection
Common questions
- What is SB292?
- SB292 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to increasing product liability protection for consumers relating to economic harm.
- What does SB292 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising product liability laws to include economic harm to the user or consumer; requiring that a person who sells an unreasonably dangerous product is liable for physical or economic harm caused by the product; and amending section 27-1-719, mca.".
- What is the status of SB292?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB292?
- Olsen, Andrea (D, 48).
- Where is the official record for SB292?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0658
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