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MontanaSB 31669th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS

Sponsored By: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican)

Signed by Governor

RetirementFires and Fire ProtectionLaw Enforcement

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Set disability pay for police and firefighters

The law sets clear line-of-duty disability pay for MPORS and FURS. MPORS: under 20 years of service, you get 50% of your final average pay; at 20+ years, you get 2.5% times your years of service times your final average pay. FURS: under 20 years, you get 50% of your highest average pay; at 20+ years, you get 2.5% times your years times your highest average pay, but not less than 50% of that pay. These are the same formulas used for non-duty disabilities. The change applies to members disabled in the line of duty on or before January 1, 2025.

Police and firefighter disability stays at retirement age

For MPORS and FURS, disability retirement stays as disability when you reach normal retirement age. The law ends required medical rechecks at that point. This protects your ongoing disability checks. The retroactive clause applies to members disabled in the line of duty on or before January 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Daniel Zolnikov

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 393 • No: 4

Senate vote • 4/18/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 48 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/24/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 47 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/21/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/16/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/5/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    5/5/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/29/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/24/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/22/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading House Amendments

    4/18/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading House Amendments

    4/17/2025Senate

  10. Returned to Senate with Amendments

    4/11/2025House

  11. 3rd Reading

    4/11/2025House

  12. 2nd Reading

    4/10/2025House

  13. Committee Report

    3/27/2025House

  14. Committee Executive Action

    3/27/2025House

  15. Hearing

    3/5/2025House

  16. 1st Reading

    2/25/2025House

  17. Referred to Committee

    2/25/2025House

  18. Transmitted to House

    2/24/2025Senate

  19. 3rd Reading

    2/24/2025Senate

  20. 2nd Reading

    2/21/2025Senate

  21. Fiscal Note Printed

    2/19/2025Senate

  22. Committee Report

    2/19/2025Senate

  23. Committee Executive Action

    2/19/2025Senate

  24. Fiscal Note Unsigned

    2/18/2025Senate

  25. Fiscal Note Received

    2/17/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/27/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/13/2025

    PDF

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