Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB896: Prohibit harboring or assisting illegal aliens
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising obstructing justice laws to consider illegal aliens offenders; providing an appropriation; and amending section 45-7-303, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE LAWS TO CONSIDER ILLEGAL ALIENS OFFENDERS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND AMENDING SECTION 45-7-303, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 45-7-303, MCA, is amended to read: "45-7-303. Obstructing justice. (1) For the purpose of this section "an offender" means: (a) a person who has been or is liable to be arrested, charged, convicted, or punished for a public offense; or (b) a person who: (i) has entered the United States in violation of law and has not been inspected by the federal government since the unlawful entry; or (ii) has not complied with the conditions of the person's immigration status, which were set at the time of the person's entry into the United States by the United States department of homeland security. (2) A person commits the offense of obstructing justice if, knowing another person is an offender, the person (b) warns an offender of impending discovery or apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring an offender into compliance with the law; (c) provides an offender with money, transportation, weapon, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; (d) prevents or obstructs by means of force, deception, or intimidation anyone …
Sponsors
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
Votes
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 38 yea, 61 nay, failed
- Cloture-Joy (April 4, 2025): 96 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB896?
- HB896 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prohibit harboring or assisting illegal aliens.
- What does HB896 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising obstructing justice laws to consider illegal aliens offenders; providing an appropriation; and amending section 45-7-303, mca.".
- What is the status of HB896?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB896?
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8).
- Where is the official record for HB896?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2019
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