---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service"
description: "Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 667"
citation: "Montana HB 667 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Buttrey"]
version_count: 36
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:59:13+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T15:11:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77fba03c-3f6e-4dbf-afe4-b918407f2df7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1366?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "4f19ac7ea78938e7f81aac71bd1cffeec88f8b27b4d9c9c40246fa5ef00178a1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 667 (2025) — Revise labor laws relating to employers and public service

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0667.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300961)
2. **HB0667.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303111)
3. **HB0667_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286033)
4. **HB0667_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293880)
5. **HB0667_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294113)
6. **HB0667_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302867)
7. **HB0667_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303393)
8. **HB0667_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303394)
9. **HB0667_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303395)
10. **HB0667_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303396)
11. **HB0667_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285953)
12. **HB0667_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303398)
13. **HB0667_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303399)
14. **HB0667_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303511)
15. **HB0667_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303515)
16. **HB0667_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303516)
17. **HB0667_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303620)
18. **HB0667_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306059)
19. **HB0667_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314023)
20. **HB0667_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314024)
21. **HB0667_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303397)
22. **HB0667_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314026)
23. **HB0667_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325163)
24. **HB0667_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325164)
25. **HB0667_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326161)
26. **HB0667_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327509)
27. **HB0667_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315147)
28. **HB0667_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315148)
29. **HB0667_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316342)
30. **HB0667_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316343)
31. **HB0667_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317345)
32. **HB0667_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320812)
33. **HB0667_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324306)
34. **HB0667_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325162)
35. **HB0667_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314025)
36. **LC1366.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284569)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **90–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-11-14T14:59:13+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-13T17:03:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-13T22:25:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-19T19:41:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-20T16:38:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-20T20:47:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-21T00:06:23+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-22T15:50:27+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-22T16:35:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T18:58:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T16:51:34+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-02-27T19:55:10+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T22:15:40+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T22:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T16:50:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:00:27+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:05:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T16:03:40+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-02T16:22:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-02T19:49:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T16:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T21:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:26+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T20:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T20:16:49+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T19:30:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-04-23T19:30:37+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:43+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:16:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T15:11:50+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77fba03c-3f6e-4dbf-afe4-b918407f2df7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).