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MontanaHB 12169th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Provide privacy in certain restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters

Sponsored By: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Right to sue for privacy violations

If you meet an opposite-sex person in a restroom or changing room labeled for your sex, you can sue the covered entity that allowed it or failed to stop it. If a covered entity makes you share sleeping quarters with the opposite sex, you can sue, too. You may ask for a court order, a statement that the law was broken, nominal damages, and other relief. You must file within 2 years of the violation. If you win, the court can make the entity pay your reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Separate school sleeping and undressing areas

At public school events with shared sleeping quarters, students cannot be required to share with the opposite sex, unless it is a family member. In any school place where people may be undressed with others, staff must provide separate, private areas by sex. Only members of that sex may enter those private areas, except for custodial or maintenance work, medical or law enforcement help, or emergencies.

Sex-specific restrooms in public facilities

Covered entities, including public buildings, public schools, correctional and juvenile facilities, and some local domestic violence programs, must label every multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping area for males or females. People may use only the space for their sex, with entry by the other sex allowed only for custodial or maintenance work, medical or law enforcement help, or emergencies. Covered entities must take reasonable steps to give privacy from the opposite sex. For these rules, the law defines sex as male or female and sets key terms like restroom, changing room, and covered entity. Entities may offer single-occupancy or family rooms, make ADA, child, and elderly accommodations, and redesignate a space to the other sex.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kerri Seekins-Crowe

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • John Fuller

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 348 • No: 200

Senate vote • 2/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 18

Senate vote • 2/10/2025

AMD-HB0121.001.002 Smith D/PASS

Yes: 22 • No: 28

Senate vote • 2/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 18

House vote • 1/16/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 58 • No: 41

House vote • 1/15/2025

Cloture-Duram

Yes: 88 • No: 11

House vote • 1/15/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 58 • No: 42

House vote • 1/15/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 58 • No: 42

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    3/27/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    3/27/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    3/18/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    3/18/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    3/7/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    2/12/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    2/11/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    2/11/2025Senate

  9. Transmitted to House

    2/11/2025Senate

  10. 2nd Reading

    2/10/2025Senate

  11. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend

    2/10/2025Senate

  12. Committee Report

    2/7/2025Senate

  13. Committee Executive Action

    2/5/2025Senate

  14. Hearing

    1/25/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Committee

    1/17/2025Senate

  16. 1st Reading

    1/17/2025Senate

  17. Transmitted to Senate

    1/16/2025House

  18. 3rd Reading

    1/16/2025House

  19. 2nd Reading

    1/15/2025House

  20. Committee Report

    1/13/2025House

  21. Committee Executive Action

    1/13/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action

    1/13/2025House

  23. Fiscal Note Printed

    1/10/2025House

  24. Fiscal Note Signed

    1/10/2025House

  25. Fiscal Note Received

    1/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    3/19/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/12/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/6/2025

    PDF

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