Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB259: Generally revise laws related to child safety
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing a definition for "imminent danger"; and amending section 41-3-301, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR "IMMINENT DANGER"; AND AMENDING SECTION 41-3-301, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 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 imminent danger may immediately remove the child and place the child in a protective facility. (b) If imminent danger is present and a parent is unable to immediately provide parental care, child protective services and law enforcement may act in protecting a child to ensure the safety of the child. (c) Absent imminent danger, child protective services and law enforcement may complete an investigation and shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the child before obtaining an ex parte court order prior to removal of the child. (d) If body camera footage is used when law enforcement is involved with the removal of a child, the law enforcement officer shall provide the judge and family or family representative copies of the body camera footage by the initial hearing in order to provide proof that a delay in removal would have jeopardized the safety of the child. (e) …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Minors, Family Law
Common questions
- What is SB259?
- SB259 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to child safety.
- What does SB259 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing a definition for "imminent danger"; and amending section 41-3-301, mca.".
- What is the status of SB259?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB259?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB259?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1651
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