# Montana HB 801: Provide for the Montana Firearms Liability Clarification Act

Montana HB 801, Provide for the Montana Firearms Liability Clarification Act, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shannon Maness (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 801
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for the Montana Firearms Liability Clarification Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Guns and Weapons, Liability, Courts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (193 yes, 103 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Enforcement and fees for improper lawsuits: benefit, low. Montana’s Attorney General can enforce this law. If someone files a negligent marketing claim that breaks these rules, the court dismisses it and the filer must pay the defendant’s reasonable attorney fees and costs. A maker or seller harmed by a wrongful claim can sue for money damages and to stop…
- Tighter limits on gun marketing lawsuits: benefit, low. The law blocks most negligent marketing lawsuits against gun and ammo makers and sellers. A claim can go forward only if all four are true: the ads targeted people banned from owning guns; the ads encouraged illegal gun use; the marketing directly and substantially caused the harm; and it willfully…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 39 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 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: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 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: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c39027c6-4638-4418-a166-0bd0eb972e09)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51591845-0d50-437e-8b15-4ddb494bdac9)

## 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=c39027c6-4638-4418-a166-0bd0eb972e09)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51591845-0d50-437e-8b15-4ddb494bdac9)

## 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-HB801-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).