Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB737: Generally revise suicide prevention laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing a suicide prevention program by providing for a voluntary do-not-sell list; allowing a person to voluntarily waive the person's firearm rights by being placed in the national instant criminal background check system indices; providing for the availability of voluntary waiver forms; establishing processes for addition, removal, and expedited removal from the voluntary do-not-sell list; providing for confidentiality; providing for nondiscrimination based on a person's voluntary waiver; establishing penalties; providing definitions…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FOR A VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-SELL LIST; ALLOWING A PERSON TO VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE PERSON'S FIREARM RIGHTS BY BEING PLACED IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM INDICES; PROVIDING FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF VOLUNTARY WAIVER FORMS; ESTABLISHING PROCESSES FOR ADDITION, REMOVAL, AND EXPEDITED REMOVAL FROM THE VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-SELL LIST; PROVIDING FOR CONFIDENTIALITY; PROVIDING FOR NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON A PERSON'S VOLUNTARY WAIVER; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 45-8-312, 45-8-314, AND 45-8-321, MCA; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 13] may be cited as the "Prevent Suicide through a Voluntary Do-Not-Sell List Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of [sections 1 through 13] is to aid in suicide prevention by providing Montana citizens with a way to voluntarily be added to the federal list of persons restricted from purchasing firearms. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 13], unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Firearm permit" means a concealed carry permit, an enhanced concealed carry permit, and a permit issued pursuant to 45-8-314. (2) "Voluntary do-not-sell list" means the national instant criminal background check …
Sponsors
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Subjects: Health, Guns and Weapons
Common questions
- What is HB737?
- HB737 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise suicide prevention laws.
- What does HB737 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing a suicide prevention program by providing for a voluntary do-not-sell list; allowing a person to voluntarily waive the person's firearm rights by being placed in the national instant criminal background check system indices; providing for the availability of voluntary waiver forms; establishing processes for addition, removal, and expedited removal from the voluntary do-not-sell list; providing for confidentiality; providing for nondiscrimination based on a person's voluntary waiver; establishing penalties; providing definitions…
- What is the status of HB737?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB737?
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB737?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1399
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