# Montana SB 305: Revise funeral trust laws

Montana SB 305, Revise funeral trust laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Cuffe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 305
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise funeral trust laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Estates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (296 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger protections for prepaid funeral funds: benefit, medium. Funeral providers must put your prepaid money into a protected account within 10 business days. The money must go into a bank, savings and loan, or credit union that has an office in Montana and is organized under state or U.S. law. Deposits must be federally insured and handled under the state's p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nelly Nicol (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 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)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-28: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2893aa85-7ead-4a1d-b09d-f59877ef1f00)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=66c494e8-af7d-48fd-b54b-921e997b6fc6)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f3880e10-7cc9-4b6c-8f3d-4a211e0647cd)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2893aa85-7ead-4a1d-b09d-f59877ef1f00)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=66c494e8-af7d-48fd-b54b-921e997b6fc6)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f3880e10-7cc9-4b6c-8f3d-4a211e0647cd)

## 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-SB305-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).