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MT HB212
Bill
Status
Failed
5/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ed Byrne
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AI Summary
- Caps tort liability for owners, lessees, or operators of agricultural vehicles on highways at $750,000 per claim and $1.5 million per occurrence
- Insurers are not liable for damages exceeding these caps unless they agree by written endorsement to provide additional coverage
- Defines "agricultural vehicle" to include farm tractors, implements of husbandry, self-propelled farm equipment, tractor-towed farm equipment combinations, and vehicles hauling hay or straw
- Adds new statutory definition of "agricultural operations" as any aspect of farming or ranching from preparation to sale and transportation
- Applies only to causes of action occurring on or after the effective date of the act
Legislative Description
Limit liability of agricultural vehicles
Agriculture
Last Action
(S) Died in Standing Committee
5/22/2025
Committee Referrals
Highways and Transportation3/6/2025
Transportation1/15/2025
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