# Montana HB 569: Revise laws related to perjury and false swearing

Montana HB 569, Revise laws related to perjury and false swearing, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shane Klakken (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (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 569
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to perjury and false swearing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Shane Klakken (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Crimes
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (212 yes, 127 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: Shane Klakken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 33 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 24 | 26 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Take HB 569 from Comm-Usher | fail | 23 | 24 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 61 | 36 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 71 | 28 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-06: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-30: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5f4baf8-ee56-4c46-8479-f108a246d102)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6674447c-9bfe-44f0-af65-7b68fdfb0ff0)

## 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=a5f4baf8-ee56-4c46-8479-f108a246d102)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6674447c-9bfe-44f0-af65-7b68fdfb0ff0)

## 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-HB569-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).