MT HB 912

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Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Did MT HB 912 pass?

No. MT HB 912 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (S) Died in Standing Committee

What is MT HB 912 about?

MT HB 912 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility”.

Who sponsors MT HB 912?

Steven Kelly is the primary sponsor of MT HB 912.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-22
(S) Died in Standing Committee
committee-failure
2025-04-18
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-17
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-17
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-15
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
2025-04-15
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
2025-04-11
(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
2025-04-11
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-09
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-09
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-08
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
referral-committee
2025-04-07
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-07
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-04-07
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
passage,reading-3
2025-04-07
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-04-04
(H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-04
(H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
reading-2
2025-04-04
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-04
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-04-04
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-04-04
(H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
2025-04-03
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-04-03
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-03
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-02
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services
committee-passage
2025-04-02
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-02
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-02
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services
committee-passage
2025-03-29
(H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
2025-03-29
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-29
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
referral-committee
2025-03-28
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-28
(H) Introduced
2025-03-27
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-03-27
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-03-27
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-03-27
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-03-24
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-03-24
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2024-10-29
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-10-04
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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Votes

do_pass_as_amended
2025-04-02 · pass · 17-4
Member-level votes (21)
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
do_pass_as_amended
2025-04-04 · pass · 14-9
Member-level votes (23)
- David Bedey: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- Mary Caferro: no
- Bill Mercer: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Mike Fox: yes
- Eric Matthews: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: no
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Connie Keogh: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
AMD-HB0912.003.002 Mercer DO PASS
2025-04-04 · pass · 97-2
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: absent
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
Do Pass As Amended
2025-04-04 · pass · 71-29
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: no
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: no
- Connie Keogh: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: no
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: no
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: no
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: no
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: no
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: no
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: no
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: no
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: no
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
Do Pass
2025-04-07 · pass · 76-22
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: no
- Larry Brewster: excused
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: no
- Connie Keogh: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: absent
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: no
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
be_concurred_in
2025-04-15 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
Do Concur
2025-04-17 · pass · 36-14
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: no
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: no
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: no
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: no
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: no
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 496

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