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Read. Follow. Verify.Montana bill requires state entities and employers to accept religious and informed consent immunization exemptions
Last action · May 23, 2025: (S) Died in ProcessSponsor: Daniel Emrich
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What This Bill Proposed
State agencies, political subdivisions, day care providers, health care providers, and state-licensed entities are required to accept without question religious or s for required immunizations, drugs, or medications. Entities failing to comply lose state funding, and aggrieved individuals may file complaints and seek compensatory damages, costs, and attorney fees. The measure also expands immunization exemptions for schools and removes exceptions that previously allowed vaccination mandates in employment and public accommodations.
Schools, employers, and state-regulated entities face the loss of state funding and potential lawsuits if they reject religious or forms for required vaccinations or medications.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies and political subdivisions
Must accept religious and informed consent immunization exemptions without question or risk losing state funding.
Employers and public accommodations
Prohibited from discriminating in hiring, compensation, or service based on vaccination status or immunity passport.
Students and parents
Permitted to attend school using religious or informed consent exemption statements without burdensome state-imposed form requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of exemptions must schools and employers accept?
What happens if an organization or employer refuses to accept an exemption?
Can individuals be required to take a vaccine under emergency use authorization?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
19 actions- May 23, 2025Senate(S) Died in Process
- Mar 12, 2025Senate(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- Mar 5, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Mar 4, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Mar 4, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Received
- Feb 28, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Tabled in Committee
Show 13 earlier actions
- Feb 27, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Feb 27, 2025Senate(S) Hearing
- Feb 21, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Referred to Committee
- Feb 20, 2025Senate(S) 1st Reading
- Feb 20, 2025SenateIntroduced(S) Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025House(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Feb 19, 2025House(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Feb 19, 2025House(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Feb 19, 2025House(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Feb 19, 2025House(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Feb 15, 2025House(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 14, 2025House(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Aug 28, 2024House(LC) Drafter Assigned
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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