Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB73: Generally revise laws relating to protective care
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws relating to child protective care; requiring the person or agency who places a child in protective care to notify prehearing conference facilitators about the placement within 24 hours; requiring a prehearing conference before an emergency protective services hearing; and amending sections 41-3-301 and 41-3-307, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE CARE; REQUIRING THE PERSON OR AGENCY WHO PLACES A CHILD IN PROTECTIVE CARE TO NOTIFY PREHEARING CONFERENCE FACILITATORS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS; REQUIRING A PREHEARING CONFERENCE BEFORE AN EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE SERVICES HEARING; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 41-3-301 AND 41-3-307, MCA. Section 1. Section 41-3-301, MCA, is amended to read: "41-3-301. Emergency protective services. (1) (a) Any child protection specialist of the department, a peace officer, or the county attorney who has reason to believe any child is in immediate or apparent danger of harm may immediately remove the child and place the child in a protective facility. After ensuring that the child is safe, the department may make a request for further assistance from the law enforcement agency or take appropriate legal action. (b) The person or agency placing the child shall notify the parents, parent, guardian, or other person having physical or legal custody of the child of the placement at the time the placement is made or as soon after placement as possible. Notification under this subsection (1)(b) (ii) include information regarding the emergency protective services hearing within 5 days under 41-3-306, the required show cause hearing within 20 days, and the purpose of the hearings; (iii) provide contact information for the child protection specialist, the child protection …
Sponsors
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Howell, SJ (D, 100)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 19, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 18, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Minors, Family Law
Common questions
- What is SB73?
- SB73 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws relating to protective care.
- What does SB73 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws relating to child protective care; requiring the person or agency who places a child in protective care to notify prehearing conference facilitators about the placement within 24 hours; requiring a prehearing conference before an emergency protective services hearing; and amending sections 41-3-301 and 41-3-307, mca.
- What is the status of SB73?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB73?
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB73?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0728
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