# Montana HB 334: Generally revise disaster and emergency laws

Montana HB 334, Generally revise disaster and emergency laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brad Barker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB334-2025
- 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 334
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise disaster and emergency laws
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Brad Barker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Emergency Services, Appropriations, State Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (334 yes, 110 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: Brad Barker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 20 | 29 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 30 | 18 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 83 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 84 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 85 | 15 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-22: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8a66b787-c7c2-4a83-817d-8cb6101a21cc)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fd807ce0-6558-4cf4-a8af-8d3690927a00)

## 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=8a66b787-c7c2-4a83-817d-8cb6101a21cc)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fd807ce0-6558-4cf4-a8af-8d3690927a00)

## 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-HB334-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).