HB 114 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise consumer protection laws

HB 114 revises consumer protection laws by establishing new requirements for insurance producers who also offer financial planning services. It mandates that these producers disclose their roles and any commissions from insurance sales, and requires written agreements for financial planning fees. The bill also defines "health insurance lead generators" and "lead-generating devices" to clarify their scope. Additionally, it expands the list of prohibited unfair claim settlement practices for insurance companies, aiming to enhance transparency and fairness for consumers in financial and insurance transactions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 26, 2024 Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text shows no substantive policy changes. The only difference is a minor formatting adjustment where a line break was removed, merging the list of affected code sections into a single continuous line. This change does not alter the bill's scope, requirements, or legal effect.
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A line break was removed to merge the list of amended code sections into one continuous line, resulting in no change to the bill's content or meaning.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 8, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-2)
senate
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Dec 30, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Dec 26, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Fitzpatrick
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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