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MT SB 268

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A bill to renew the dependency and neglect court system task force

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SB 268 pass?

No. MT SB 268 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 268 about?

MT SB 268 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “A bill to renew the dependency and neglect court system task force”.

Who sponsors MT SB 268?

Dennis Lenz is the primary sponsor of MT SB 268.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dennis Lenzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-02-26

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-02-21

    (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims

  5. 2025-02-20

    (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-20

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  7. 2025-02-20

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-02-18

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-02-17

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-02-17

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  11. 2025-02-14

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  12. 2025-02-13

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  13. 2025-02-07

    (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

  14. 2025-02-06

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  15. 2025-02-06

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-02-06

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  17. 2025-02-05

    (S) Introduced

  18. 2025-02-05

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  19. 2025-02-05

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  20. 2025-02-04

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  21. 2025-02-03

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  22. 2025-01-31

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  23. 2025-01-29

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  24. 2025-01-29

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  25. 2024-10-04

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-02-17 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-20 · pass · 47-3

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: no
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: no
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: no
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes

  • to_table

    2025-02-26 · pass · 15-7

    Member-level votes (22)
    • John Esp: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0468?open_tab=sum

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