Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB667: Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to employers whose employees seek, are appointed to, or are elected to a public office; prohibiting employers from restricting employees from seeking election or appointment to public office; prohibiting an employer from restricting certain employees who serve during a mandatory leave of absence for public office; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EMPLOYERS WHOSE EMPLOYEES SEEK, ARE APPOINTED TO, OR ARE ELECTED TO A PUBLIC OFFICE; PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM RESTRICTING EMPLOYEES FROM SEEKING ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT TO PUBLIC OFFICE; PROHIBITING AN EMPLOYER FROM RESTRICTING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE DURING A MANDATORY LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Employer requirements -- employees -- public office. (1) In addition to the requirements in 39-2-104, an employer may not prohibit or restrict an employee from seeking election or appointment to a city, county, or state public office or retaliate or discriminate against an employee for seeking election or appointment to a city, county, or state public office. (2) During an employee's leave of absence while serving as an elected officer or while appointed to a public office under 39-2-104, the employer may not require an employee: (a) to use leave or benefits during the mandatory leave of absence without the consent of the employee; or (b) to perform work during the mandatory leave of absence. (3) If the employer provides a company phone, computer, or phone number and the employer allows the employee's personal use of the company phone, computer, or phone number, the employer may not prohibit the employee's use of the phone, computer, or …
Sponsors
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 90 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 30 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 94 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB667?
- HB667 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service.
- What does HB667 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to employers whose employees seek, are appointed to, or are elected to a public office; prohibiting employers from restricting employees from seeking election or appointment to public office; prohibiting an employer from restricting certain employees who serve during a mandatory leave of absence for public office; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
- What is the status of HB667?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB667?
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21).
- Where is the official record for HB667?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1366
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