Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB769: Revise labor law relating to computation of meal allowances
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the computation of meal allowances for certain employees that work night-shift hours; amending section 2-18-502, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE COMPUTATION OF MEAL ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES THAT WORK NIGHT-SHIFT HOURS; AMENDING SECTION 2-18-502, MCA. Section 1. Section 2-18-502, MCA, is amended to read: "2-18-502. Computation of meal allowance. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (4), an employee is eligible for the meal allowance provided in 2-18-501, only if the employee is in a travel status for more than 3 continuous hours during the following hours: (a) for non-night-shift (b)(ii) for the midday meal allowance, between the hours of 10:01 a.m. and 3 p.m.; and (c)(iii) for the evening meal allowance, between the hours of 3:01 p.m. and 12 midnight; (b) for night-shift (ii) for the midnight meal allowance, between the hours of 10:01 p.m. and 3 a.m.; and (iii) for the early morning meal allowance, between the hours of 3:01 a.m. and 12 noon. (2) An eligible employee may receive: (a) only one of the three meal allowances provided, if the travel was performed within the employee's assigned travel shift; or (b) a maximum of two meal allowances if the travel begins before or was completed after the employee's assigned travel shift and the travel did not exceed 24 hours. (3) "Travel shift" is that period of time beginning 1 hour before and terminating 1 hour after the employee's normally assigned work shift. …
Sponsors
- Matthews, Eric (D, 66) · primary sponsor
- Ellis, Janet (D, 41)
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
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) Returned to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 43 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 96 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB769?
- HB769 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise labor law relating to computation of meal allowances.
- What does HB769 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the computation of meal allowances for certain employees that work night-shift hours; amending section 2-18-502, mca.
- What is the status of HB769?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB769?
- Matthews, Eric (D, 66), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB769?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1421
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