# Montana SB 364: Establish kill switch laws Montana SB 364, Establish kill switch laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Kenneth Bogner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB364-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 364 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Establish kill switch laws - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Courts, Motor Vehicles, Remedies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (543 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Strong penalties for unlawful kill switches: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, unlawful kill-switch activations are consumer‑protection violations. The Montana Department of Justice can ask a court to stop unlawful acts. You can sue for $10,000 per violation without proving a money loss, plus any other damages allowed under 30-14-133. - Limits on companies using kill switches: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, companies cannot remotely shut down, hard reset, or otherwise degrade your personal device or vehicle without a court order or warrant. Before you sign, they must tell you if a kill switch exists and that they can turn it on. The law still allows shutoffs for missed regul… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | AMD-SB0364.004.001 Carter DO PASS | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0364.002.002 Bogner D/PASS | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5cebeb01-d497-4042-b357-0ce98d040c77) - As Amended (Version 5), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=849f8ae1-3719-4a2a-86d5-6cc76fecf7ac) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-03-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fb5e9a98-9ce7-42a2-89c7-ef632c9cdf0e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26920fec-95e0-40af-b012-27405ec03ac7) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9062d76-49dd-4432-830c-5977846386ad) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9ea89db8-a288-4f0d-b68e-6c3c29476055) ## 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=5cebeb01-d497-4042-b357-0ce98d040c77) - [As Amended (Version 5) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=849f8ae1-3719-4a2a-86d5-6cc76fecf7ac) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fb5e9a98-9ce7-42a2-89c7-ef632c9cdf0e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26920fec-95e0-40af-b012-27405ec03ac7) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9062d76-49dd-4432-830c-5977846386ad) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9ea89db8-a288-4f0d-b68e-6c3c29476055) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB364-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).