Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB273: Revise laws related to charges of assault
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing that a victim of assault determines whether charges are filed; and amending section 45-5-201, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A VICTIM OF ASSAULT DETERMINES WHETHER CHARGES ARE FILED; AND AMENDING SECTION 45-5-201, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 45-5-201, MCA, is amended to read: "45-5-201. Assault. (1) A person commits the offense of assault if the (b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a weapon; (c) purposely or knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any individual; (d) purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another; or (e) purposely or knowingly provides an individual with rohypnol, flunitrazolam, or gammahydroxybutyrate without the individual's consent. (2) A person convicted of assault shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both. (3) Except when the victim is developmentally disabled, physically disabled, or suffers from a mental illness causing them to be physically or mentally disabled, the victim of an assault has the sole responsibility of determining whether or not a charge alleging a violation of this section is filed." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB
Sponsors
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Crimes
Common questions
- What is SB273?
- SB273 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to charges of assault.
- What does SB273 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing that a victim of assault determines whether charges are filed; and amending section 45-5-201, mca.".
- What is the status of SB273?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB273?
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11).
- Where is the official record for SB273?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3054
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