# Montana HB 75: Revise public safety officer certification standards

Montana HB 75, Revise public safety officer certification standards, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 75
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise public safety officer certification standards
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (297 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Extra time for officer training deadlines: benefit, medium. An appointing authority can ask the council for up to 180 extra days to finish training. The request must explain why. The council may allow extra time for illness, no reasonable access to courses, staffing shortages, or other valid reasons. If ordered to state or federal military duty within one y…
- Stricter training deadlines for officers: cost, high. Appointing authorities must apply the Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council’s employment and training standards. Officers must finish the minimum training within one year of hire. If not, the appointing authority must end the officer’s employment. The law applies the state’s discipli…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-03-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-27: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-25: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-25: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-21: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2b4d3f27-5630-46f9-b547-3d6c5f1f903a)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5dd2208f-86b0-4976-93c1-cb8839256374)
- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4548d216-8c3c-4e61-9a31-dd597835d13f)

## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2b4d3f27-5630-46f9-b547-3d6c5f1f903a)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5dd2208f-86b0-4976-93c1-cb8839256374)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4548d216-8c3c-4e61-9a31-dd597835d13f)

## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB75-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).