SB250 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to child and family ombudsman.

What is the status of SB250?

Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).

Where is the official record for SB250?

On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0572

Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Montana SB250: Generally revise laws related to child and family ombudsman

Q: What does SB250 do?

In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to the office of the child and family ombudsman; providing for additional personnel; revising the powers and duties of the ombudsman to include providing timely responses and active efforts to assist individuals who file requests for assistance and to forward reports of misconduct to the department of justice alleged violations of department of public health and human services policies and procedures to the department; amending sections 41-3-1208, 41-3-1211, and 41-3-1215, mca; and repealing section 41-3-1213, mca.".

Status: Failed, May 23, 2025

What the bill says

A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to the office of the child and family ombudsman; providing for additional personnel; revising the powers and duties of the ombudsman to include providing timely responses and active efforts to assist individuals who file requests for assistance and to forward reports of misconduct to the department of justice alleged violations of department of public health and human services policies and procedures to the department; amending sections 41-3-1208, 41-3-1211, and 41-3-1215, mca; and repealing section 41-3-1213, mca.".

From the engrossed text:

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY OMBUDSMAN; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL; REVISING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OMBUDSMAN TO INCLUDE PROVIDING TIMELY RESPONSES AND ACTIVE EFFORTS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO FILE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND TO FORWARD REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THE DEPARTMENT; AMENDING SECTIONS 41-3-1208, 41-3-1211, AND 41-3-1215, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTION 41-3-1213, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 41-3-1208, MCA, is amended to read: "41-3-1208. Office of child and family ombudsman established -- personnel. (1) There is an office of the child and family ombudsman within the department of justice provided for in 2-15-2001. (2) (a) The attorney general shall appoint a person who is a resident of this state and is qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the ombudsman. (b) The ombudsman shall hire and supervise other personnel necessary to perform the function of the office of the child and family ombudsman, (ii) two associate ombudsmen; and (iii) two research and data analysts." Section 2. Section 41-3-1211, MCA, is amended to read: "41-3-1211. Powers and duties. The powers and duties of …

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