# Montana SB 236: Allow longevity payments for county detention officers

Montana SB 236, Allow longevity payments for county detention officers, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 236
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow longevity payments for county detention officers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Local Government, Counties, County Finance, County Officers
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (194 yes, 103 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Longevity pay for sheriff staff: benefit, high. County undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and detention officers get a longevity payment starting on their first work anniversary. The yearly amount is 1% of the minimum base annual salary for each full year with the office. It is added on top of discretionary pay, is recalculated each year, and is pa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 70 | 28 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 17 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 16 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 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)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d65f21e7-03c6-4e8b-a002-505c4d4befd2)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8090c6ae-6da2-4597-9e3e-c8bb2ebcbd2b)
- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=63292e87-d46a-428a-b4fb-979f5f7fdeaa)

## 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=d65f21e7-03c6-4e8b-a002-505c4d4befd2)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8090c6ae-6da2-4597-9e3e-c8bb2ebcbd2b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=63292e87-d46a-428a-b4fb-979f5f7fdeaa)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB236-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).