# Montana SB 198: Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security

Montana SB 198, Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy Trebas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 198
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally, Professions and Occupations O-Z
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (198 yes, 101 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More guard access; armed work requires training: mixed, medium. The law lets you work as a private security guard even if you are not employed by a security firm. A guard is someone who protects people or property or directs public movement in public areas. To carry firearms on duty, guards and private investigators must have an armed endorsement and follow tra…
- New rules for alarm companies and installers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, an electronic security firm is a business that sells, installs, services, or maintains alarm systems that automatically contact a public safety agency or a 911 answering center and that employs security alarm installers. Security alarm installers are employees of those firms…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shannon Maness (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 42 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 56 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 42 | 8 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 43 | 7 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-14: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-13: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2447ea58-9a04-4d7a-b27a-000d789ff43a)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=06ad548e-770f-465e-8f93-ee519ca632a5)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e3d88b0-a0a3-4c1c-b131-d30f24d53416)

## 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=2447ea58-9a04-4d7a-b27a-000d789ff43a)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=06ad548e-770f-465e-8f93-ee519ca632a5)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e3d88b0-a0a3-4c1c-b131-d30f24d53416)

## 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-SB198-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).