# Montana HB 543: Repeal termination date on reporting and disclosure of violence against health care employees

Montana HB 543, Repeal termination date on reporting and disclosure of violence against health care employees, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Buttrey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB543-2025
- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 543
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Repeal termination date on reporting and disclosure of violence against health care employees
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Labor and Employment, Health, Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (272 yes, 74 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hospitals and clinics must keep reporting violence: mixed, low. The law removes the end date for reporting and disclosure of violence against health care workers. Covered health care employers must keep reporting and sharing these incidents. The law does not change other parts of the reporting system. It takes effect on passage and approval.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Flowers (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Take HB 543 from Comm-Smith | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 8 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-01: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5f263d33-bb34-4177-9b0d-7af468f92e5b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=188700e8-aa92-4597-a07d-19a32b59dde7)

## 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=5f263d33-bb34-4177-9b0d-7af468f92e5b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=188700e8-aa92-4597-a07d-19a32b59dde7)

## 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-HB543-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).