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MT SB154
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands Montana's prohibition on selling or purchasing human body parts to include whole human bodies, covering transactions for transplantation, therapy, research, education, or search and rescue canine training
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Adds "human fetal tissue" as a new defined term, meaning tissue or cells from a dead human embryo or fetus after spontaneous or induced abortion or stillbirth, excluding established fetal cell lines
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Clarifies that "part" includes human fetal tissue and explicitly excludes the whole body from that definition
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Exempts reasonable payments for removal, processing, disposal, preservation, quality control, storage, and transportation of parts or whole bodies from the prohibition
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Violations remain a felony punishable by up to $50,000 fine, up to 5 years imprisonment, or both; effective immediately upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Revise prohibition on sale or purchase of human body parts under the revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Safety
Last Action
Chapter Number Assigned
5/8/2025