# Montana SB 96: Establish working animal protection act

Montana SB 96, Establish working animal protection act, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by John Fuller (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-09 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 96
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish working animal protection act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: John Fuller (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Livestock, Local Government, Trade Regulations and Competition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (79 yes, 21 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: John Fuller (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 40 | 10 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 39 | 11 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-06-09: Died in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-31: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=649b7222-e519-43a9-a5dd-1b3862d0a904)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=649b7222-e519-43a9-a5dd-1b3862d0a904)

## 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-SB96-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).