HB 697
Montana House•Failed
Summary
HB 697, “Clarify government employee privacy rights”, was introduced in the House on Dec 14, 2024 by Rep. Bill Mercer (R). It last saw action on May 20, 2025: (H) Died in Process.
Record
Text
HB 697 has 2 roll calls.
No text on file for HB 697 yet — read it at bills.legmt.gov.
Clarify government employee privacy rights
Sponsors
Rep. Bill Mercer (R) sponsors HB 697 alone.
Committees
HB 697 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.
History
HB 697 has taken 22 actions since Dec 14, 2024, the latest on May 20, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2025 | House | (H) Died in Process | ||
Mar 12, 2025 | House | (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | (H) 2nd Reading Not Passed | ||
Mar 1, 2025 | House | (H) Fiscal Note Printed |
Votes
HB 697 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on Mar 6, 2025 at 40–59.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 6, 2025 | House | (H) 2nd Reading Not Passed | 40 | 59 | ||
Mar 1, 2025 | House | (H) Judiciary--Do Pass | 11 | 9 |
Source: bills.legmt.gov · legiscan.com