{"id":"DUT-MT-030","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. Title 49 (Human Rights), ch. 2, part 3","instrument":"Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072)","title":"Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions","dateIssued":"2021-05-07","effective":"2021-05-07","end":"standing (amended 2025)","startDate":"2021-05-07","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers; persons generally; public accommodations; governmental entities"],"clause":"it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for: (a) a person or a governmental entity to refuse, withhold from, or deny to a person any local or state services, goods, facilities, advantages, privileges, licensing, educational opportunities, health care access, or employment opportunities based on the person\u0027s vaccination status or whether the person has an immunity passport","enforcement":"Unlawful discriminatory practice under the Montana Human Rights Act (Title 49, ch. 2) enforceable before the Human Rights Bureau and the courts","functions":[],"notes":"From May 7, 2021 the Legislature itself directed every Montana employer\u0027s and public accommodation\u0027s COVID-19 conduct: no condition of employment or service on vaccination status; a statutory command on the employer, addressed to the employer, in force throughout 2021 Q3 (Ex. MT-072; DPHHS\u0027s July 28, 2021 letter on its health-care exemption, Ex. MT-071).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":89914,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MT","url":"/library/DUT-MT-030","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MT-030","citation":"Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-030)","stateName":"Montana","related":["MT-072","MT-071"]}