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Bill restores statute text governing emergency‑use vaccines after district court ruling; sponsor says it simply re‑places prior language

March 01, 2025 | 2025 Legislature MT, Montana


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Bill restores statute text governing emergency‑use vaccines after district court ruling; sponsor says it simply re‑places prior language
Representative Jedediah Hinkle opened on House Bill 807, a narrowly drawn measure to revise state law language related to vaccines deployed under emergency use authorization. Hinkle told the committee a district court decision in Nessler v. State struck subsection 4 of earlier code language because the court found the provision’s subject did not fit the original bill title (House Bill 702, 2021). HB 807 reinstates the same language under a different statutory heading so it remains in code where the sponsor believes it properly belongs.

Hinkle told members the intent is not to change existing law’s substance but to place the language in statutory text that properly matches the subject matter; he framed the bill as preserving a prohibition on requiring vaccines still under emergency use or still in safety trials. The sponsor said the change is ministerial and focused on statutory placement to respond to the district‑court ruling.

There were no proponents or opponents in the room and no informational witnesses. The committee advanced the bill in executive action; the recorded tally for the committee vote was recorded in the transcript summary as 12 in favor and 9 opposed.

Ending: Sponsor said the bill re‑places prior law text and asked the committee to advance the measure for floor consideration.

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