Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB415: Revise laws on a judge's ability to provide bail to certain defendants
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising who a judge may admit to bail; limiting a judge's ability to provide bail to a defendant on a warrant from another jurisdiction; and amending section 46-9201, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING WHO A JUDGE MAY ADMIT TO BAIL; LIMITING A JUDGE'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE BAIL TO A DEFENDANT ON A WARRANT FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION; AND AMENDING SECTION 46-9201, MCA. Section 1. Section 46-9-201, MCA, is amended to read: "46-9-201. Who may admit to bail. A judge may admit to bail any defendant properly appearing before the judge in a bail proceeding unless the defendant is on a warrant from another jurisdiction. When bound over to any court or judge having jurisdiction of the offense charged, bail must be continued provided that the court or judge having jurisdiction may increase, reduce, or substitute bail unless the defendant is on a warrant from another jurisdiction. On appeal, a judge before whom the trial was had or a judge having the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus may admit the defendant to bail. For the purposes of this section, a defendant's appearance before a judge may be either by physical appearance before the court or by two-way electronic audio-video communication as provided in 46-9-206." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 415 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB 415, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. ___________________________________________ President …
Sponsors
- Regier, Amy (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Usher, Barry (R, 19)
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 14, 2025): 34 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 63 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 20, 2025): 60 yea, 39 nay, passed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Criminal Procedure, Courts
Common questions
- What is HB415?
- HB415 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws on a judge's ability to provide bail to certain defendants.
- What does HB415 do?
- In its own words: An act revising who a judge may admit to bail; limiting a judge's ability to provide bail to a defendant on a warrant from another jurisdiction; and amending section 46-9201, mca.
- What is the status of HB415?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB415?
- Regier, Amy (R, 6), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB415?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2371
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