# Montana SB 329: Require employers to use e-verify for employment eligibility

Montana SB 329, Require employers to use e-verify for employment eligibility, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Forrest Mandeville (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 329
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require employers to use e-verify for employment eligibility
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Forrest Mandeville (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Labor and Employment, Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (171 yes, 78 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: Forrest Mandeville (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | fail | 49 | 50 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | AMD-SB0329.001.001 Mandeville D/PASS | pass | 42 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 37 | 13 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-09: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House)
- 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-24: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-04: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79d92ffc-0c6d-4ac3-95d9-4fe775302c45)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f46f31fc-1f73-4919-a301-448f13a3bd8b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c614ab37-65c8-4f79-9d75-7fd2f211d07b)

## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79d92ffc-0c6d-4ac3-95d9-4fe775302c45)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f46f31fc-1f73-4919-a301-448f13a3bd8b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c614ab37-65c8-4f79-9d75-7fd2f211d07b)

## 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-SB329-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).