Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ27: Joint resolution urging Congress to act on brucellosis vaccines for livestock
Status: Passed one chamber, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to take action regarding livestock brucellosis vaccinations.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION REGARDING LIVESTOCK BRUCELLOSIS VACCINATIONS. WHEREAS, brucellosis, also known as "Contagious Abortion" or "Bang's Disease," is the most common zoonotic disease, described by the United States Department of Agriculture as "a contagious, infectious, and communicable disease, primarily affecting cattle, bison, and swine, and is caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella;" and WHEREAS, brucellosis is known to cause stillbirth, loss of young, reduced milk production, and infertility in livestock; and WHEREAS, there are no successful, affordable treatments for brucellosis in livestock, meaning that vaccination is the only available method of control or prevention of brucellosis; and WHEREAS, the Montana Legislature maintains that it is in the best interest of all Montanans to have protection from the highly infectious Brucellosis disease; and WHEREAS, the Montana Department of Livestock requires that all sexually intact female cattle or domestic bison 12 months of age or older in Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Park, Stillwater, and Sweet Grass counties must be vaccinated against brucellosis. These vaccination requirements apply to resident cattle in the listed Montana counties, as well as cattle seasonally grazing in the counties. Other department rule requires brucellosis testing when leaving the Designated Surveillance Area, summer …
Sponsors
- Curdy, Willis (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23)
Latest actions
- : (S) Filed with Secretary of State
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 90 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 96 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Health, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is SJ27?
- SJ27 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Joint resolution urging Congress to act on brucellosis vaccines for livestock.
- What does SJ27 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to take action regarding livestock brucellosis vaccinations.
- What is the status of SJ27?
- Passed one chamber as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: (S) Filed with Secretary of State (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ27?
- Curdy, Willis (D, 49), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SJ27?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3529
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