Trans Legislation Tracker

Montana HB400

PRONOUNSPASSED - PENDING ACTION

Enact the "Free to Speak Act"

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

The state may not penalize or take an adverse action against a person because the person declines to: (a) identify the person's pronouns; or (b) address another person by using a name other than the other person's legal name or a derivative of the other person's legal name or by using a pronoun or a title that is inconsistent with the other person's sex.

Links

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Calendar

datetimetypelocationdescription
2025-04-0208:00HearingRoom 303Senate Judiciary Hearing
2025-02-1408:00HearingRoom 137House Judiciary Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-04-11(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-04-11(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
2025-04-11(H) Sent to Enrolling
2025-04-10(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-04-10(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
2025-04-03(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred (S) Judiciary
2025-04-03(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred (S) Judiciary
2025-03-28(S) Hearing (S) Judiciary
2025-03-03(S) Referred to Committee (S) Judiciary
2025-02-24(S) First Reading
2025-02-21(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-02-21(H) 3rd Reading Passed
2025-02-21(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-02-20(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-02-20(H) 2nd Reading Passed
2025-02-17(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Judiciary
2025-02-17(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Judiciary
2025-02-11(H) Hearing (H) Judiciary
2025-02-06(H) Referred to Committee (H) Judiciary
2025-02-06(H) First Reading
2025-02-05(H) Introduced
2025-02-04(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-04(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-01-31(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-01-31(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-31(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-01-31(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-01-31(LC) Draft in Assembly
2024-11-16(LC) Drafter Assigned