Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB248: Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing that legislator access to child abuse and neglect investigation records includes access to drug testing results; and amending section 41-3-205, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT LEGISLATOR ACCESS TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATION RECORDS INCLUDES ACCESS TO DRUG TESTING RESULTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 41-3-205, MCA. Section 1. Section 41-3-205, MCA, is amended to read: "41-3-205. Confidentiality -- disclosure exceptions. (1) The case records of the department and its local affiliate, the local office of public assistance, the county attorney, and the court concerning actions taken under this chapter and all records concerning reports of child abuse and neglect must be kept confidential except as provided by this section. Except as provided in subsections (9) and (10), a person who purposely or knowingly permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination of the contents of case records is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) Records may be disclosed to a court for in camera inspection if relevant to an issue before it. The court may permit public disclosure if it finds disclosure to be necessary for the fair resolution of an issue before it. (3) Records, including case notes, correspondence, evaluations, videotapes, and interviews, unless otherwise protected by this section or unless disclosure of the records is determined to be detrimental to the child or harmful to another person who is a subject of information contained in the records, must, upon request, be disclosed to the following persons or entities in this state and any …
Sponsors
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Regier, Amy (R, 6)
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 28, 2025): 61 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 27, 2025): 62 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 37 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 20, 2025): 41 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Minors, Family Law, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB248?
- SB248 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results.
- What does SB248 do?
- In its own words: An act providing that legislator access to child abuse and neglect investigation records includes access to drug testing results; and amending section 41-3-205, mca.
- What is the status of SB248?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB248?
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB248?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0471
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