# Montana SB 308: Revising workers' compensation insurance laws to remove the limitation on benefits to the state's weekly average wage

Montana SB 308, Revising workers' compensation insurance laws to remove the limitation on benefits to the state's weekly average wage, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Derek Harvey (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 308
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revising workers' compensation insurance laws to remove the limitation on benefits to the state's weekly average wage
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Derek Harvey (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Workers' Compensation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (26 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Derek Harvey (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 26 | 24 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b616ea2f-6d3f-4c3c-b847-f2b34c3d74f3)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=49d06587-1d4d-477a-9891-d417ea77fb88)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b616ea2f-6d3f-4c3c-b847-f2b34c3d74f3)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=49d06587-1d4d-477a-9891-d417ea77fb88)

## 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-SB308-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).