Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB888: Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising local board of health powers related to isolation and quarantine orders; prohibiting a local board of health from requiring a vaccination or other medication; providing an appropriation; amending section 50-2-116, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH POWERS RELATED TO ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE ORDERS; PROHIBITING A LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH FROM REQUIRING A VACCINATION OR OTHER MEDICATION; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 50-2-116, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 50-2-116, MCA, is amended to read: "50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), in order to carry out the purposes of the public health system, in collaboration with federal, state, and local partners, each local board of health shall: (a) recommend to the governing body the appointment of a local health officer who (ii) a person with a master's degree in public health; or (iii) a person with equivalent education and experience, as determined by the department; (b) elect a presiding officer and other necessary officers; (c) adopt bylaws to govern meetings; (d) hold regular meetings at least quarterly and hold special meetings as necessary; (e) identify, assess, prevent, and ameliorate conditions of public health importance (ii) screening and testing; (iii) isolation and quarantine measures; (iv) diagnosis, treatment, and case management; (v) abatement of public health nuisances; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 888 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 888 (vi) inspections; (vii) collecting and maintaining health information; (viii) education and training of health …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10)
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 58 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 57 yea, 43 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Concur As Amended (April 17, 2025): 25 yea, 22 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0888.002.001 Mandeville D/PASS (April 17, 2025): 28 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 56 yea, 42 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Safety, Cities and Towns, Counties, Local Government, Health
Common questions
- What is HB888?
- HB888 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine.
- What does HB888 do?
- In its own words: An act revising local board of health powers related to isolation and quarantine orders; prohibiting a local board of health from requiring a vaccination or other medication; providing an appropriation; amending section 50-2-116, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB888?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB888?
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB888?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2683
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