# Montana HB 769: Revise labor law relating to computation of meal allowances Montana HB 769, Revise labor law relating to computation of meal allowances, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Matthews (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB769-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 769 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise labor law relating to computation of meal allowances - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Matthews (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Labor and Employment - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (283 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Midday meal for appointed members at meetings: benefit, low. If you are an appointed member of a state board, commission, council, or a legislative subcommittee or select or interim committee, you get a midday meal allowance on any day you attend a meeting. This applies no matter how close the meeting is to your home or headquarters. It does not apply to leg… - Set meal allowance windows for state travel: benefit, low. The law sets clear time windows to claim meal allowances while traveling. For day shifts: morning is 12:01 a.m.–10:00 a.m., midday is 10:01 a.m.–3:00 p.m., and evening is 3:01 p.m.–12:00 midnight. For night shifts: evening is 12:01 p.m.–10:00 p.m., midnight is 10:01 p.m.–3:00 a.m., and early mornin… - Caps on meal allowances per trip: cost, low. The law limits how many meal allowances you can claim on a single trip. If all travel is within your assigned travel shift, you can claim only one meal. If travel starts before or ends after your shift and the trip is 24 hours or less, you can claim up to two meals. Your "travel shift" is from 1 ho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Matthews (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Janet Ellis (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 1 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 3 | | ## Actions (28) - 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) - 2025-04-27: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned to House (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5973245-993f-49dc-9fc2-56828224caa2) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e78513e8-1ff8-462d-a936-97d802ee715f) ## 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=a5973245-993f-49dc-9fc2-56828224caa2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e78513e8-1ff8-462d-a936-97d802ee715f) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB769-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).