Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB333: Generally revise local law enforcement laws
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing for local law enforcement service regulations for cities and towns; providing local law enforcement service fee guidelines; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; providing a definition; and amending section 7-32-4101, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR CITIES AND TOWNS; PROVIDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE FEE GUIDELINES; SUPERSEDING THE UNFUNDED MANDATE LAWS; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AND AMENDING SECTION 7-32-4101, MCA. Section 1. Section 7-32-4101, MCA, is amended to read: "7-32-4101. Police department authorized and required -- requirements for county sheriff services -- charge for local law enforcement services -- dispute resolution -- definition. (1) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (2), There there shall must be in every city and town of this state a police department which shall that must be organized, managed, and controlled as provided in this part. (2) A third-class city or a town of this state may enter into a contract or interlocal agreement, in whole or in part, with a state-recognized local law enforcement agency within the third-class city or town's county to satisfy the requirement in subsection (1). (3) The sheriff of the county where a city or town is located shall provide law enforcement services, as provided by law, within that city or town if that city or town does not maintain a police department and does not have an agreement as provided in subsection (2). A city or town receiving law enforcement services by the county sheriff as provided in this subsection (3) is required to pay for the …
Sponsors
- Sprunger, Courtenay (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Boldman, Ellie (D, 47)
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 9, 2025): 44 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 8, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Rule Making, Cities and Towns, Counties
Common questions
- What is HB333?
- HB333 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise local law enforcement laws.
- What does HB333 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for local law enforcement service regulations for cities and towns; providing local law enforcement service fee guidelines; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; providing a definition; and amending section 7-32-4101, mca.
- What is the status of HB333?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB333?
- Sprunger, Courtenay (R, 7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB333?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3148
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