# Montana SB 338: Revise workers' compensation insurance related to who may receive payments

Montana SB 338, Revise workers' compensation insurance related to who may receive payments, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Hertz (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 338
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise workers' compensation insurance related to who may receive payments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Workers' Compensation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (299 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Judge can appoint benefits administrator: benefit, low. The law creates a benefits administrator role. A workers' compensation judge can appoint someone to pursue benefits or receive payments for a child under 18 or a person found legally incompetent. A claimant, an insurer, or the uninsured employers' fund can ask the judge to appoint one. You do not n…
- Who can get workers' comp checks: mixed, low. The law lets workers' compensation payments owed to a child under 18 or a person found legally incompetent go to a parent, guardian, conservator, or a judge‑appointed benefits administrator. A written receipt from that payee releases the employer, insurer, or department from more liability. If a hi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anthony Nicastro (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 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)
- 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6f644056-2ff8-401d-a43d-92bb4dd17366)
- Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=679eeb8e-5e97-4852-b7d7-1380336e7534)

## 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=6f644056-2ff8-401d-a43d-92bb4dd17366)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=679eeb8e-5e97-4852-b7d7-1380336e7534)

## 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-SB338-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).