Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB622: Generally revise protection order laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
Generally revise protection order laws
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing a procedure for obtaining an extreme risk order of protection and ex parte extreme risk order of protection; providing definitions; providing that firearms in the possession of a person against whom an extreme risk protective order is issued must be surrendered and a permit for carrying a concealed weapon must be revoked; providing penalties; providing circumstances in which firearms are returned; providing for development of educational materials; and requiring annual reports.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING AN EXTREME RISK ORDER OF PROTECTION AND EX PARTE EXTREME RISK ORDER OF PROTECTION; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING THAT FIREARMS IN THE POSSESSION OF A PERSON AGAINST WHOM AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDER IS ISSUED MUST BE SURRENDERED AND A PERMIT FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON MUST BE REVOKED; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH FIREARMS ARE RETURNED; PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; AND REQUIRING ANNUAL REPORTS." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 12], unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Crime of domestic violence" means any felony offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force or the use or threatened use of a weapon as defined in 45-2-101 that is committed against a partner or family member or any misdemeanor offense that has as an element of the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a weapon that is committed against a partner or family member. (2) "Extreme risk order of protection" means an ex parte temporary order or a final order granted under [sections 1 through 12]. (3) "Family member" has the same meaning as provided in 45-5-206. (4) "Partner" has …
Sponsors
- France, Tom (D, 99) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Courts, Safety, Health, Guns and Weapons
Common questions
- What is HB622?
- HB622 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise protection order laws.
- What does HB622 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing a procedure for obtaining an extreme risk order of protection and ex parte extreme risk order of protection; providing definitions; providing that firearms in the possession of a person against whom an extreme risk protective order is issued must be surrendered and a permit for carrying a concealed weapon must be revoked; providing penalties; providing circumstances in which firearms are returned; providing for development of educational materials; and requiring annual reports.".
- What is the status of HB622?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB622?
- France, Tom (D, 99).
- Where is the official record for HB622?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1594
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