# Montana HB 667: Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service

Montana HB 667, Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Buttrey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 667
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-22
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (446 yes, 50 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Keep benefits during public office leave: benefit, medium. During the required leave to serve in city, county, or state office, your employer cannot make you work. They cannot force you to use paid leave or other benefits without your OK. If they give you health insurance, they must keep the same coverage and the same covered family members. If they let yo…
- Workers protected to seek or hold public office: benefit, low. The law bars employers from banning or limiting employees from running for or accepting city, county, or state office. Employers cannot retaliate or discriminate for seeking or holding such office. Applies to events on or after January 1, 2025.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 9 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 4 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-23: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: 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)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-22: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bf9c3302-8177-49ec-b916-712087fd57dc)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8ecb5adf-d6f8-48cc-b79b-9474679527e8)
- Introduced, 2025-02-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f34cd89-c757-43ea-9eb8-dc6d5356ecae)

## 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=bf9c3302-8177-49ec-b916-712087fd57dc)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8ecb5adf-d6f8-48cc-b79b-9474679527e8)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f34cd89-c757-43ea-9eb8-dc6d5356ecae)

## 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-HB667-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).