All Roll Calls
Yes: 347 • No: 199
MontanaHB 12169th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
Provide privacy in certain restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters
Sponsored By: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican)
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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
House vote • 2/11/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 32 • No: 18
House vote • 2/10/2025
AMD-HB0121.001.002 Smith D/PASS
Yes: 22 • No: 27
House vote • 2/10/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 31 • 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
Chapter Number Assigned
3/27/2025HouseSigned by Governor
3/27/2025HouseTransmitted to Governor
3/18/2025HouseSigned by President
3/18/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
3/7/2025HouseReturned from Enrolling
2/12/2025HouseSent to Enrolling
2/11/2025House3rd Reading Concurred
2/11/2025SenateTransmitted to House
2/11/2025Senate2nd Reading Concurred
2/10/2025Senate2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
2/10/2025SenateCommittee Report--Bill Concurred
2/7/2025SenateCommittee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
2/5/2025SenateHearing
1/25/2025SenateReferred to Committee
1/17/2025SenateFirst Reading
1/17/2025SenateTransmitted to Senate
1/16/2025House3rd Reading Passed
1/16/2025House2nd Reading Passed
1/15/2025HouseCommittee Report--Bill Passed
1/13/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action--Bill Passed
1/13/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action--Bill Passed
1/13/2025HouseFiscal Note Printed
1/10/2025HouseFiscal Note Signed
1/10/2025HouseFiscal Note Received
1/10/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/19/2025
As Amended (Version 2)
3/12/2025
Introduced
1/6/2025