# Montana HB 116: Provide for attorneys to appear remotely

Montana HB 116, Provide for attorneys to appear remotely, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Valerie Moore (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB116-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 116
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for attorneys to appear remotely
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-27
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Local Government, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (245 yes, 154 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Take HB 116 from Comm-Boldman | pass | 26 | 24 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 25 | 25 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 30 | 20 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Take HB 116 from Comm-Boldman | fail | 23 | 27 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 73 | 27 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 68 | 31 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-22: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-27: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-27: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8f2c065e-22ae-4445-bf52-c94b034122dd)
- Introduced, 2024-12-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d06a81c-db0d-4413-8a66-d727a25abebd)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8f2c065e-22ae-4445-bf52-c94b034122dd)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d06a81c-db0d-4413-8a66-d727a25abebd)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB116-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).