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HB247 • 2025

Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Braxton Mitchell
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
(H) Died in Process
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

What This Bill Does

  • Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 HOUSE

    (H) Died in Process

  2. 2025-04-25 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  3. 2025-04-25 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed

  4. 2025-04-25 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed

  5. 2025-04-24 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  6. 2025-04-24 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  7. 2025-03-20 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Concurred

  8. 2025-03-20 SENATE

    (S) Tabled in Committee

  9. 2025-03-20 SENATE

    (S) Tabled in Committee

  10. 2025-03-18 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  11. 2025-02-20 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  12. 2025-02-06 SENATE

    (S) First Reading

  13. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  14. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

  15. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  16. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  17. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

  18. 2025-01-29 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  19. 2025-01-29 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  20. 2025-01-29 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  21. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  22. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  23. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  24. 2025-01-17 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  25. 2025-01-17 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  26. 2025-01-14 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  27. 2025-01-14 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  28. 2025-01-13 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  29. 2025-01-13 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  30. 2025-01-11 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  31. 2025-01-09 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  32. 2024-11-27 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling

Current Bill Text

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69th Legislature 2025 HB 247.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 247
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 247
2 INTRODUCED BY B. MITCHELL, E. BYRNE, S. FITZPATRICK, C. HINKLE
3
4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ELIMINATING DAMAGES FOR INJURIES AND DEATH ARISING
5 FROM A DUEL; AMENDING SECTION 27-1-301, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTION 27-1-223, MCA.”
6
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
8
9Section 1. Section 27-1-301, MCA, is amended to read:
10 "27-1-301. Prescribed damages exclusive of exemplary damages and interest. The damages
11 prescribed by 27-1-204, 27-1-222, 27-1-223, and this part are exclusive of exemplary damages and interest
12 except where those are expressly mentioned."
13
14 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Repealer. The following section of the Montana Code Annotated is
15 repealed:
16 27-1-223. Damages for injuries or death inflicted in duel.
17 - END -