Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB296: Enhance penalty for crime against vulnerable person
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing an enhanced penalty for a person employed or volunteering in a caregiving facility who is found guilty of an offense against a vulnerable person in that caregiving facility; providing for alan's law; and providing definitions.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR A PERSON EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING IN A CAREGIVING FACILITY WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE AGAINST A VULNERABLE PERSON IN THAT CAREGIVING FACILITY; PROVIDING FOR ALAN'S LAW; AND PROVIDING DEFINITIONS. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 and 2] may be cited as "Alan's Law". Section 2. Additional sentence for offenses committed against a vulnerable person. (1) If the provisions of 46-1-401 are complied with, an individual who is found guilty of a misdemeanor offense under Title 45, chapter 5, or a felony offense while employed or volunteering in a caregiving facility and who committed the offense against a vulnerable person in the facility in which the individual was employed or volunteering shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the underlying offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the state prison of not less than 1 year or more than 10 years, except as provided in 46-18-222. (2) An additional sentence prescribed by this section must run consecutively to the sentence provided for the offense. (3) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Caregiving facility" (ii) an assisted living facility licensed under 50-5-227; (iii) a long-term care facility, an adult day-care center, a mental health center, a medical assistance facility, or a nonprofit …
Sponsors
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24) · primary sponsor
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 14, 2025): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 12, 2025): 28 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 8, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 28, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Minors, Senior Citizens
Common questions
- What is SB296?
- SB296 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Enhance penalty for crime against vulnerable person.
- What does SB296 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing an enhanced penalty for a person employed or volunteering in a caregiving facility who is found guilty of an offense against a vulnerable person in that caregiving facility; providing for alan's law; and providing definitions.
- What is the status of SB296?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB296?
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24).
- Where is the official record for SB296?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2085
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