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MT HB324

Bill

Status

Passed

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Fitzpatrick

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Montana's voluntary payment protections from only "liability claims" involving personal injury or property damage to cover all types of claims
  • Voluntary partial payments on any claim cannot be construed as an admission of fault, liability, or as a waiver/release by the recipient
  • Exempts bad faith insurance actions (under MCA 33-18-201 and 33-18-242) from these voluntary payment protections
  • Excludes attorney fee proceedings related to breach of contract, offers of judgment, and court-discretionary damages from the protections
  • Applies to liability claims with a cause of action accruing on or after October 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Revise voluntary payment laws to include all claims

Civil Procedure

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Business, Labor and Economic Affairs2/21/2025
Business & Labor1/28/2025

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