Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB312: Generally revise laws for crime victims
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act removing the statute of limitations for claims of childhood sexual abuse; and amending section 27-2-216, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REMOVING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CLAIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE; AND AMENDING SECTION 27-2-216, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 27-2-216, MCA, is amended to read: "27-2-216. Tort actions -- childhood sexual abuse. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), an An action based on intentional conduct brought by a person for recovery of damages for injury suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse against the individual who committed the acts must may be commenced: at any time. (a) before the victim of the act of childhood sexual abuse that is alleged to have caused the injury reaches 27 years of age; or (b) not later than 3 years after the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that the injury was caused by the act of childhood sexual abuse. (2) As used in this section, "childhood sexual abuse" means any act committed against a plaintiff who was less than 18 years of age at the time the act occurred and that would have been a violation of 45-5502, 45-5-503, 45-5-504, 45-5-507, 45-5-508, 45-5-625, 45-5-627, 45-5-702, 45-5-705, 45-5-706, 45-5-711, or prior similar laws in effect at the time the act occurred. (3) Except as provided in subsection (5), in an action for recovery of …
Sponsors
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (H) Reconsidered Previous Action
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
Votes
- ReconsAction - Elverum (April 15, 2025): 45 yea, 51 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 46 yea, 50 nay, failed
- Take from table in JUH to second reading - Sullivan (April 11, 2025): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 43 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 28, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Courts
Common questions
- What is SB312?
- SB312 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws for crime victims.
- What does SB312 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act removing the statute of limitations for claims of childhood sexual abuse; and amending section 27-2-216, mca.".
- What is the status of SB312?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB312?
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50).
- Where is the official record for SB312?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0131
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