# Montana HB 54: Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement

Montana HB 54, Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Gary Parry (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 54
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-11
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Streamlines unemployment payments and funding rules: benefit, low. The law removes an extra sign-off step for payments from the Unemployment Trust Fund. It creates a dedicated unemployment insurance administration account in the federal special revenue fund. The Department of Labor and Industry can use the account only to run unemployment insurance and other work…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Vance (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-03-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-05: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-03: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-11: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a09ea139-6f57-46b8-a832-48d6ee1287b5)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c989378-a73c-489c-b268-f606cba4a537)
- Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=59932ef2-1358-4ce5-b043-b989a978813c)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a09ea139-6f57-46b8-a832-48d6ee1287b5)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c989378-a73c-489c-b268-f606cba4a537)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=59932ef2-1358-4ce5-b043-b989a978813c)

## 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-HB54-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).