# Montana SB 474: Require acceptance of religious and personal medical exemptions to required immunizations

Montana SB 474, Require acceptance of religious and personal medical exemptions to required immunizations, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Emrich (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 474
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require acceptance of religious and personal medical exemptions to required immunizations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Discrimination, Education - K-12, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (156 yes, 140 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: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Take from table in APH to second reading - Deming | fail | 42 | 55 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 28 | 21 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0474.002.001 Emrich D/PASS | pass | 35 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0474.002.002 Webber D/PASS | fail | 22 | 28 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 29 | 21 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-10: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-09: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Fiscal Note Requested (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)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7610006a-9281-4d21-8b99-8420dedbc49f)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7598e8ba-dfee-4722-9667-bd6e72888e69)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=145935aa-55b8-442a-80b1-b371f23abf1b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=60abd73c-cd7b-4b1b-929e-da40eac9516e)

## 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 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7610006a-9281-4d21-8b99-8420dedbc49f)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7598e8ba-dfee-4722-9667-bd6e72888e69)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=145935aa-55b8-442a-80b1-b371f23abf1b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=60abd73c-cd7b-4b1b-929e-da40eac9516e)

## 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-SB474-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).