# Montana HB 552: Revise worker's compensation law to cover PTSD for first responders and others

Montana HB 552, Revise worker's compensation law to cover PTSD for first responders and others, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by James Reavis (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 552
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise worker's compensation law to cover PTSD for first responders and others
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: James Reavis (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Workers' Compensation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (107 yes, 90 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: James Reavis (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 43 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Take HB 552 From APH to 3rd Reading - Lee | pass | 51 | 47 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-03: Motion (House)
- 2025-03-03: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-28: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a1ea8904-b36e-4802-a7fa-ba25d1159579)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f3f1ee1e-ca79-482a-851e-4bca908a1301)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a1ea8904-b36e-4802-a7fa-ba25d1159579)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f3f1ee1e-ca79-482a-851e-4bca908a1301)

## 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-HB552-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).