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MontanaSB 15469th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Senate

Revise prohibition on sale or purchase of human body parts under the revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Sponsored By: Daniel Emrich (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Allowed cost reimbursements for donations

The law lets providers recover reasonable costs tied to donated parts or whole bodies. Allowed payments include removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transport, disposal, and implantation. These charges do not count as buying or selling.

Clear definitions for parts and fetal tissue

The law explains what counts as a body "part": organs, tissue, eyes, bone, arteries, blood, fluids, and other body portions. It includes human fetal tissue in this list but not a whole body. It defines fetal tissue as tissue from a dead embryo or fetus after an abortion or stillbirth and excludes established fetal cell lines.

Selling human bodies or parts is illegal

The law makes it a crime to knowingly buy or sell human body parts or a whole body for money. It covers parts taken after death for transplant or therapy and parts or whole bodies used for research, education, or training search and rescue dogs. Breaking this law is a felony with a fine up to $50,000 and up to 5 years in prison.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Daniel Emrich

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 318 • No: 171

Senate vote • 4/12/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 36 • No: 14

Senate vote • 4/11/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 44 • No: 4

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 56 • No: 42

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Do Pass As Amended

Yes: 58 • No: 39

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

AMD-SB0154.002.001 Buttrey DO PASS

Yes: 63 • No: 34

Senate vote • 1/30/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 30 • No: 19

Senate vote • 1/29/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 31 • No: 19

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/8/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/5/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/25/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    4/25/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/14/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/14/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House

    4/12/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred

    4/11/2025Senate

  10. Returned to Senate with Amendments

    4/10/2025House

  11. 3rd Reading Concurred

    4/10/2025House

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended

    4/8/2025House

  13. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried

    4/8/2025House

  14. Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended

    3/20/2025House

  15. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended

    3/19/2025House

  16. Hearing

    3/17/2025House

  17. First Reading

    1/31/2025House

  18. Referred to Committee

    1/31/2025House

  19. Transmitted to House

    1/30/2025Senate

  20. 3rd Reading Passed

    1/30/2025Senate

  21. 2nd Reading Passed

    1/29/2025Senate

  22. Committee Report--Bill Passed

    1/27/2025Senate

  23. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

    1/27/2025Senate

  24. Hearing

    1/22/2025Senate

  25. Referred to Committee

    1/17/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    4/8/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/20/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/15/2025

    PDF

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