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MontanaHB 62169th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program

Sponsored By: Steve Gist (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Confidential peer support for first responders

Local police, sheriff, fire, and EMS employers can set up a peer support program. They must keep a written policy with minimum rules. The policy sets peer supporter qualifications, certification, and continuing education, and defines sessions, group debriefs, and peer support teams. It bans any writing, audio, or video recording of sessions and requires HIPAA privacy compliance. Employees can use more than one supporter, cannot be forced to use a supervisor, and users (including volunteers) are protected from harassment or discrimination. Sessions are confidential, and qualified peer supporters cannot testify about them, except if there is a crime, a threat of harm, a licensing board request, or mandatory reporting applies.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steve Gist

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 464 • No: 24

House vote • 4/17/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 37 • No: 12

House vote • 4/5/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 12

House vote • 3/7/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/19/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/7/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/6/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/2/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/24/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/18/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate

    4/17/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred

    4/16/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading Concurred

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred

    4/5/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended

    4/1/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended

    3/31/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    3/20/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    3/14/2025Senate

  17. First Reading

    3/14/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    3/7/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading Passed

    3/7/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading Passed

    3/5/2025House

  21. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

    2/28/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

    2/27/2025House

  23. Hearing

    2/24/2025House

  24. First Reading

    2/21/2025House

  25. Referred to Committee

    2/21/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    4/1/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/28/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

    PDF

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