Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB332: Generally revise youth court laws
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the youth court act; enumerating additional offenses by a youth that may be filed in district court; allowing a youth to waive the right to a transfer hearing; providing remedies when a youth fails the terms of a consent adjustment; revising laws related to consent decrees; providing a definition; and amending sections 41-5-206, 41-5-208, 41-5-1302, 41-5-1501, and 41-5-1605, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE YOUTH COURT ACT; ENUMERATING ADDITIONAL OFFENSES BY A YOUTH THAT MAY BE FILED IN DISTRICT COURT; ALLOWING A YOUTH TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRANSFER HEARING; PROVIDING REMEDIES WHEN A YOUTH FAILS THE TERMS OF A CONSENT ADJUSTMENT; REVISING LAWS RELATED TO CONSENT DECREES; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 41-5-206, 41-5-208, 41-5-1302, 41-5-1501, AND 41-5-1605, MCA. Section 1. Section 41-5-206, MCA, is amended to read: "41-5-206. Filing in district court prior to formal proceedings in youth court. (1) The county attorney may, in the county attorney's discretion and in accordance with the procedure provided in 46-11-201, file with the district court a motion for leave to file an information in the district court if: (a) the youth charged was 12 years of age or older at the time of the conduct alleged to be unlawful and the unlawful act would if it had been committed by an adult (i)(ii) sexual intercourse without consent as defined in 45-5-503; (ii)(iii) deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-102; (iii)(iv) mitigated deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-103; (iv)(v) assault on a peace officer or judicial officer as defined in 45-5-210(1)(b)(i), (1)(c), or (1)(d); or (v)(vi) the attempt, as defined in 45-4-103, of or accountability, as provided in 45-2-301, for either deliberate or mitigated deliberate homicide any of the acts …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20)
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 27 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 66 yea, 34 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 73 yea, 26 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Minors, Courts, Family Law
Common questions
- What is HB332?
- HB332 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise youth court laws.
- What does HB332 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the youth court act; enumerating additional offenses by a youth that may be filed in district court; allowing a youth to waive the right to a transfer hearing; providing remedies when a youth fails the terms of a consent adjustment; revising laws related to consent decrees; providing a definition; and amending sections 41-5-206, 41-5-208, 41-5-1302, 41-5-1501, and 41-5-1605, mca.
- What is the status of HB332?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB332?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB332?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3422
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