Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB289: Revise crime laws
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing that the crime of endangering the welfare of children includes exposing a child to the production or manufacture of fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine and allowing a child to be exposed to fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine; and amending section 45-5-622, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE CRIME OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN INCLUDES EXPOSING A CHILD TO THE PRODUCTION OR MANUFACTURE OF FENTANYL, HEROIN, OR COCAINE AND ALLOWING A CHILD TO BE EXPOSED TO FENTANYL, HEROIN, OR COCAINE; AND AMENDING SECTION 45-5-622, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 45-5-622, MCA, is amended to read: "45-5-622. Endangering welfare of children. (1) (a) A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of a child less than 18 years old commits the offense of endangering the welfare of children if the parent, guardian, or other person knowingly endangers the child's welfare by violating a duty of care, protection, or support. (b) A parent or guardian of a child does not violate a duty of care, protection, or support by permitting the child to engage in independent activities consistent with the child's intellectual, emotional, and physical maturity, (ii) traveling to and from nearby commercial or recreational facilities; (iii) engaging in outdoor play; (iv) remaining for less than 15 minutes in a vehicle if the temperature inside the vehicle is not or will not become dangerously hot or cold; (v) remaining at home if the parent or guardian: (A) returns home the same day on which the parent or …
Sponsors
- Sprunger, Courtenay (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : 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
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
Votes
- Do Pass (February 12, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (February 10, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0289.002.001 Sprunger DO PASS (February 10, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes
Common questions
- What is HB289?
- HB289 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise crime laws.
- What does HB289 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing that the crime of endangering the welfare of children includes exposing a child to the production or manufacture of fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine and allowing a child to be exposed to fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine; and amending section 45-5-622, mca.".
- What is the status of HB289?
- Chaptered as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB289?
- Sprunger, Courtenay (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for HB289?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2432
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