Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB325: Creating family and medical leave act
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the montana family and medical leave insurance act; creating an enterprise fund with contributions from covered employers and employees; providing criteria for benefit eligibility, duration of benefits, coordination of benefits, and terms for making contributions; providing that benefits are contingent on funds in the enterprise fund; providing the commissioner of labor and industry with the duty to determine and maintain fund solvency; providing rulemaking authority…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING THE MONTANA FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE ACT; CREATING AN ENTERPRISE FUND WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COVERED EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING CRITERIA FOR BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY, DURATION OF BENEFITS, COORDINATION OF BENEFITS, AND TERMS FOR MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS; PROVIDING THAT BENEFITS ARE CONTINGENT ON FUNDS IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND; PROVIDING THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY WITH THE DUTY TO DETERMINE AND MAINTAIN FUND SOLVENCY; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING PROTECTIONS FOR JOB RIGHTS AND HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY TO THOSE USING BENEFITS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND NOTIFICATIONS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-606 AND 45-6-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 20] may be cited as the "Montana Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 20], the following definitions apply: (1) "Average annual wage" has the same meaning as provided in 39-51-2201. (2) "Base period": (a) with respect to an eligible employee's benefit year under [sections 1 through 20], has the same meaning as provided in 39-51-201; or - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB **** 69th Legislature 2025 SB 325.1 (b) for a self-employed individual, means reported earnings on which contributions were assessed …
Sponsors
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Rule Making, Revenue, State, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB325?
- SB325 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Creating family and medical leave act.
- What does SB325 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the montana family and medical leave insurance act; creating an enterprise fund with contributions from covered employers and employees; providing criteria for benefit eligibility, duration of benefits, coordination of benefits, and terms for making contributions; providing that benefits are contingent on funds in the enterprise fund; providing the commissioner of labor and industry with the duty to determine and maintain fund solvency; providing rulemaking authority…
- What is the status of SB325?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB325?
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37).
- Where is the official record for SB325?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1835
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