# Montana HB 888: Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine Montana HB 888, Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jedediah Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB888-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 888 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-27 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Local Government, Appropriations, Cities and Towns, Counties, Health, Safety - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (318 yes, 230 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on health orders, worship protected: benefit, medium. Local health board orders tied to a declared emergency only last during the emergency. They can also end if the governing body meets, takes public comment, and votes to change them. These orders cannot limit in-person attendance at, or operation of, places of worship. This takes effect July 1, 2025. - No local vaccine or drug mandates: benefit, medium. The law bars local boards of health from forcing anyone to get a vaccine, medicine, supplement, or other drug treatment. Release from isolation or quarantine cannot be tied to getting a shot or taking medicine. Beginning July 1, 2025, these protections apply statewide. - Fewer broad health rules on businesses: benefit, medium. Health rules that cover an entire town, city, or county cannot force private businesses to block customers or deny goods or services. These jurisdiction‑wide rules also cannot add certain penalties, like fines, license loss, or misdemeanor charges, for not following them. Local boards still enforce… - Tiny funding to notify health boards: benefit, low. The state provides $300 to the health department to notify local health boards about this law. The money covers the two-year period starting July 1, 2025. This is administrative and does not change your taxes or benefits. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 43 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 20 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 28 | 22 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | AMD-HB0888.002.001 Mandeville D/PASS | pass | 31 | 19 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 42 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 42 | | ## Actions (34) - 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) - 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-27: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-03-27: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-27: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=36570192-f944-426e-b3b2-05fd65260469) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c64f51a5-ebe4-491f-835d-f108a84d1c6c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a85e8b3a-fbab-4843-a584-b5f33a81dcf2) - Introduced, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=03db69dd-11cd-4715-9931-93732ac260fb) ## 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=36570192-f944-426e-b3b2-05fd65260469) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c64f51a5-ebe4-491f-835d-f108a84d1c6c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a85e8b3a-fbab-4843-a584-b5f33a81dcf2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=03db69dd-11cd-4715-9931-93732ac260fb) ## 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) - [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-HB888-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).