SB231

Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child abuse or neglect proceedings

Failed·5/23/25

Montana SB231 requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to file attachments to affidavits in child abuse or neglect proceedings.

Montana SB231 revises laws related to affidavits in child abuse and neglect proceedings. It requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to append certain attachments to its affidavit, including law enforcement reports involving adults named in the petition. The bill also establishes a duty on the department to obtain these reports. It amends sections 41-3-422 and 41-3-437 of the Montana Code Annotated to reflect these changes.

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Roll Call Votes

20 Yea

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1 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 27, 2025

3:00 PM

House Human Services Hearing

Feb 5, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Hearing

History

May 23, 2025

Senate

(S) Died in Process

Apr 7, 2025

House

(H) Tabled in Committee (H) Human Services

Mar 24, 2025

House

(H) Hearing (H) Human Services