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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise the wrongful discharge act"
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description: "Revise the wrongful discharge act"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 254"
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citation: "Montana HB 254 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ross H Fitzgerald"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-10-23"
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last_action: "2021-04-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80bf7dec-e3b3-4307-ace2-f3ed2d9c649e"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=254&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "7bf95e1e1c623a9e693fedf21f7b23d9a84a02e3eb360e4f762931f6d064854a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana HB 254 (2021) — Revise the wrongful discharge act
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0254_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0254_1.pdf)
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2. **HB0254_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0254_2.pdf)
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3. **HB0254_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0254_X.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0254.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–5** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **28–22** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **65–35** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–8** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **28–22** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ross H Fitzgerald — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-10-23** Draft Request Received
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- **2021-01-13** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2021-01-14** Draft in Edit
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- **2021-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2021-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2021-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2021-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Review
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- **2021-01-20** Draft in Assembly
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- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2021-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2021-02-03** Amendments Available
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- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-02-09** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-02-10** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-10** Transmitted to Senate
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- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
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- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
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- **2021-03-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
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- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-17** Returned to House
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- **2021-03-18** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-25** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-01** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80bf7dec-e3b3-4307-ace2-f3ed2d9c649e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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