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MontanaSB 8769th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

Modify holidays for certain employees and create an annual floating holiday

Sponsored By: Derek Harvey (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Floating holiday replaces Election Day off

Beginning July 1, 2025, legislative-branch employees get one floating holiday each year. Part-time staff get a proportional amount. Unused floating-holiday time ends at year-end and is not paid out when you leave. State General Election Day is no longer a paid holiday for legislative employees. The law also defines which legal holidays covered state and legislative employees observe and makes clear Sundays do not count. Short-term workers and student interns are not eligible.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Derek Harvey

    Democrat • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Becky Edwards

    Democrat • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 247 • No: 48

House vote • 3/20/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 76 • No: 22

House vote • 3/19/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 78 • No: 22

Senate vote • 2/7/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 45 • No: 4

Senate vote • 2/6/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 48 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/3/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/3/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    3/27/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    3/27/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    3/26/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    3/21/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/20/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading

    3/20/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading

    3/19/2025House

  10. Committee Report

    2/21/2025House

  11. Committee Executive Action

    2/21/2025House

  12. Hearing

    2/12/2025House

  13. 1st Reading

    2/10/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee

    2/10/2025House

  15. Transmitted to House

    2/7/2025Senate

  16. 3rd Reading

    2/7/2025Senate

  17. 2nd Reading

    2/6/2025Senate

  18. Committee Report

    2/4/2025Senate

  19. Committee Executive Action

    2/4/2025Senate

  20. Hearing

    1/29/2025Senate

  21. Referred to Committee

    1/7/2025Senate

  22. 1st Reading

    1/6/2025Senate

  23. Introduced

    12/27/2024Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/21/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    3/21/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    12/27/2024

    PDF

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