Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB376: Establish a right to work act
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing an employee with freedom of choice on whether to join a labor organization; requiring written authorization of participation; requiring posted notice; providing violations; providing definitions; amending sections 39-31-201 and 39-31-203, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING AN EMPLOYEE WITH FREEDOM OF CHOICE ON WHETHER TO JOIN A LABOR ORGANIZATION; REQUIRING WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF PARTICIPATION; REQUIRING POSTED NOTICE; PROVIDING VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 39-31-201 AND 39-31-203, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 10] may be cited as the "Worker Freedom Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Policy. It is the public policy of the state, in order to maximize individual freedom of choice in the pursuit of employment and to encourage an employment climate conducive to economic growth, that the right to work may not be subject to restraint or coercion. An individual's right to work may not be infringed on or restricted based on the individual's membership in, affiliation with, or financial support of a labor organization or on the individual's refusal to join, affiliate with, or support, financially or otherwise, a labor organization. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 10] the following definitions apply: (1) "Employer" means an individual, corporation, association, organization, or entity that employs one or more individuals. The term includes the state and its political subdivisions and all districts, boards, commissions, or other units whose governing body exercises governmental powers. …
Sponsors
- Noland, Mark (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Referred to Committee
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB376?
- SB376 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish a right to work act.
- What does SB376 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing an employee with freedom of choice on whether to join a labor organization; requiring written authorization of participation; requiring posted notice; providing violations; providing definitions; amending sections 39-31-201 and 39-31-203, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB376?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB376?
- Noland, Mark (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for SB376?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4333
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