Montana Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Montana State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
MT SB 308 2023-03-17 SUPPORT Establishes the Patient Visitation Rights Act, prohibits a care facility from restricting visitation based on vaccination status Scheduled for a hearing in the House Human Services Committee on 3/30/2023; passed the Senate on 3/2/202 by vote of 40 Yes, 10 No

Action: Contact House Human Services Committee Members & your Representative, ask to SUPPORT
MT SB 369 2023-03-15 SUPPORT Provides coverage under Workers’ Compensation for employees experiencing serious adverse events from employer-mandated vaccines Referred to House Business & Labor Committee on 3/15/2023; Passed Full Senate on 3/3/2023 by vote of 47 Yes, 3 No

Action: Contact House Business & Labor Committee Members and your Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
MT LC 1492 2023-03-14 OPPOSE Requires public and nonpublic schools to submit numbers of medical & religious belief exemptions to required vaccines to the Dept. of Health annually Draft bill ready for delivery on 3/14/2023

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
MT HB 676 2023-03-13 WATCH Expands and clarifies current parental rights law, fails to address current law allowing minor consent for vaccination for communicable disease Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/13/2023; passed the full House on 3/3/2023

Action: Contact Senate Judiciary Committee Members & your Senator with concerns, ask to remove minor consent for vaccines (prevention of communicable disease)
MT SB 239 2023-03-13 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe & administer additional vaccines, adds interns & technicians to vaccinate anyone over 3, requires reporting to IIS Died, not heard at sponsor's request & missed the General Bill Transmittal deadline on 3/13/2023

Action: NONE
MT HB 684 2023-03-13 SUPPORT Prohibits courts from using vaccination status in various legal proceedings concerning child abuse, custody, adoption & guardianship Referred to Senate Public Health, Welfare & Safety Committee on 3/13/2023; passed the House on 3/2/2023

Action: Contact Senate Public Health, Welfare & Safety Committee Members & your Senator, ask to SUPPORT
MT HB 715 2023-03-13 WATCH Keeps only restricted religious vaccine exemption, does not add conscientious belief exemption, requires schools provide information on exemptions Referred to Senate Public Health, Welfare & Safety Committee on 3/13/2023; passed full House on 3/3/2023

Action: Contact Senate Public Health, Welfare & Safety Committee Members & your Senator, ask to support as introduced w/o conscientious exemption removed

Announcements

The following table lists postings about events, initiatives, people, and pretty much anything related to protecting and expanding your rights!

State Title
MT 2022-11-10 Proposed administrative rule to add religious exemption for daycare informally object to by Interim Committee 8/26/2022