Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB280: Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising domestic violence intervention program grant requirements; allowing the montana board of crime control to provide grants to communities to monitor compliance with court-ordered requirements for offenders convicted of or charged with certain offenses; and amending section 44-7-201, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM GRANT REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING THE MONTANA BOARD OF CRIME CONTROL TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH COURT-ORDERED REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF OR CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES; AND AMENDING SECTION 44-7-201, MCA. Section 1. Section 44-7-201, MCA, is amended to read: "44-7-201. Domestic violence intervention program. (1) The Montana board of crime control shall use the money in the domestic violence intervention account established by 44-7-202 to fund a domestic violence intervention program to provide grants to: (a) communities for misdemeanor probation officers or compliance officers to monitor compliance with sentencing court-ordered requirements for offenders convicted of or charged with the offense of partner or family member assault under 45-5-206, the offense of strangulation of a partner or family member under 45-5215, or of a violation of an order of protection under 45-5-626; or (b) a court to implement an offender intervention program that meets the standards adopted in 447-210. (2) In administering the domestic violence intervention program, the Montana board of crime control (b) monitor the expenditure of funds by organizations receiving funds under this section; (c) evaluate the effectiveness of services and activities under this section; and (d) adopt rules necessary to implement 44-7-201 through 44-7-204." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 280 ENROLLED …
Sponsors
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Baum, Denise (D, 45)
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 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 96 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes
Common questions
- What is SB280?
- SB280 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements.
- What does SB280 do?
- In its own words: An act revising domestic violence intervention program grant requirements; allowing the montana board of crime control to provide grants to communities to monitor compliance with court-ordered requirements for offenders convicted of or charged with certain offenses; and amending section 44-7-201, mca.
- What is the status of SB280?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB280?
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB280?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2087
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