HB 604 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibit guaranteed income programs

House Bill 604, also known as the "Work Protection Act," aims to establish statewide uniformity by prohibiting local governments from creating or administering guaranteed income programs. The bill defines a guaranteed income program as one providing regular, unearned cash payments to individuals for any purpose, excluding programs requiring work or training. It prevents political subdivisions, such as counties and cities, from adopting related ordinances or rules. The Attorney General is authorized to issue cease and desist orders and pursue legal action against any local government that violates this prohibition.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC1796.pdf HB0604_1.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 1796 to HB 604.1 and the sponsor list was updated. The substantive policy text regarding the prohibition of local guaranteed income programs and the amendment to state law remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and legal effect are identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from LC 1796 to HB 604.1, and the list of sponsors was updated.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

4553
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic42
41 Nay 1
97% Nay
R Republican58
45 Yea 12 Nay 1
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (45-53-2)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Braxton Mitchell
Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
MT
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