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House approves bill to restore aggregate school immunization reporting to public health agency

2469383 · March 1, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 364 would require school governing authorities to file de‑identified, aggregate immunization and exemption counts with the Department of Public Health and Human Services; sponsor said the statute clarifies existing school collection duties and restores reporting that stopped in 2021.

House Bill 364 passed the House on second reading after Representative Cunningham described the measure as restoring the flow of de‑identified, aggregate immunization and exemption data from schools to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS).

Cunningham said schools are already required under Montana Code Annotated 20‑5‑403 to collect vaccine and exemption information, and that…

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