# Montana HB 367: Revise workers' compensation laws relating to travel and reimbursement

Montana HB 367, Revise workers' compensation laws relating to travel and reimbursement, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Buttrey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 367
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise workers' compensation laws relating to travel and reimbursement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Workers' Compensation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New limits on travel injury coverage: cost, medium. The law tightens workers’ comp for travel injuries. Your employer giving you a ride or paying travel costs does not alone create coverage. Coverage applies only if travel is required by your job, or is necessary and on your employer’s behalf. Payments labeled as incentives do not count as reimburse…
- New rules start October 1, 2025: mixed, low. The new workers’ comp rules apply only to injuries on or after October 1, 2025. Earlier injuries use the prior law. This timing rule does not change benefit amounts by itself.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-11: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=be690853-216f-49a4-a433-565056816c15)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8d4619be-5a3c-41d1-a6c1-cd14fa429e1b)
- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b52e7117-4c11-4fd7-9acd-42bdfc80930e)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=be690853-216f-49a4-a433-565056816c15)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8d4619be-5a3c-41d1-a6c1-cd14fa429e1b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b52e7117-4c11-4fd7-9acd-42bdfc80930e)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB367-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).