Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB267: Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law
Status: Signed into law, April 25, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to driving under the influence; creating the crime of aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence; providing penalties; and amending sections 44-15-103, 46-18-201, 61-8-1007, 61-8-1008, and 61-8-1016, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; CREATING THE CRIME OF AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE; PROVIDING PENALTIES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 44-15-103, 46-18-201, 61-8-1007, 61-8-1008, AND 61-8-1016, MCA. Section 1. Aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence. (1) A person commits the offense of aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence if the person causes the death of another human being while the person is operating a vehicle in violation of 61-8-1002(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), or (1)(d) and in violation of aggravated driving under the influence as defined in 61-8-1001. (2) Aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence is not an included offense of deliberate homicide as described in 45-5-102(1)(b). (3) A person convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence shall be imprisoned in a state prison for a term of not less than 3 years or more than 30 years or be fined an amount of at least $10,000 not to exceed $50,000, or both. Imposition of a sentence may not be deferred. The court may not suspend execution of the first 3 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under this subsection except as provided in 46-18-222(1) through (5). Section 2. Section 44-15-103, MCA, is amended to read: "44-15-103. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the …
Sponsors
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 44 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 94 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2025): 91 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Alcohol, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB267?
- HB267 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law.
- What does HB267 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to driving under the influence; creating the crime of aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence; providing penalties; and amending sections 44-15-103, 46-18-201, 61-8-1007, 61-8-1008, and 61-8-1016, mca.
- What is the status of HB267?
- Signed into law as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB267?
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for HB267?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1340
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