Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 78 — Require workers' comp insurers to provide notice to worker of claim closure

Last action — Died in Process

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Process

  2. 3rd Reading Failed

  3. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  4. 2nd Reading Concurred

  5. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  6. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  7. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  8. Hearing

  9. First Reading

  10. Referred to Committee

  11. Transmitted to House

  12. 3rd Reading Passed

  13. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  14. 2nd Reading Passed

  15. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  16. Printed - New Version Available

  17. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

  18. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

  19. Hearing

  20. Hearing Canceled

  21. First Reading

  22. Referred to Committee

  23. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  24. Introduced

  25. Pre-Introduction Letter Sent

  26. Draft in Assembly

  27. Executive Director Review

  28. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  29. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  30. Draft in Input/Proofing

  31. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]

  32. Draft in Edit

  33. Draft in Legal Review

  34. Draft to Requester for Review

  35. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 41 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (205)

205 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Do Concur

Failed 48 Yea · 50 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 485002
Total 485002
% of votes cast 48%50%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Nay
Krautter, Joel — Nay
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Nay
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Nay
Shaw, Ray — Nay
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Nay
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Nay
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Nay
Doane, Alan — Nay
Dooling, Julie — Nay
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Nay
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Nay
Beard, Becky — Nay
Berglee, Seth — Nay
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Nay
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
John Fuller — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Llew Jones — Not Voting
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Nay
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Not Voting
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Nay
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

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Do Concur

Passed 51 Yea · 49 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 514900
Total 514900
% of votes cast 51%49%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Nay
Krautter, Joel — Nay
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Shaw, Ray — Yea
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Nay
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Nay
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Doane, Alan — Nay
Dooling, Julie — Nay
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Nay
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Nay
Beard, Becky — Nay
Berglee, Seth — Nay
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Nay
Daniel Zolnikov — Nay
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Nay
Greef, Sharon — Nay
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Nay
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
John Fuller — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Llew Jones — Nay
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Nay
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Nay
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

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Passed 11 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11800
Total 11800
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Krautter, Joel G. — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross H. — Nay
Grubbs, Bruce — Nay
Anderson, Fred — Nay
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Christopher Pope — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Mark Noland — Yea
Neil Duram — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 78?
SB 78 is sponsored by McNally, Mary.
What is the current status of SB 78?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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