MontanaProposed resolution would send Montana’s child registry for review
The proposed resolution would ask an interim committee to review how Montana lists people in its child abuse and neglect registry and report its findings to lawmakers.
What it does
An interim committee would review Montana’s child abuse and neglect registry, including listing decisions, removal, and record retention. It would report its findings and recommendations to the 70th Legislature.
Argument forReviewing notice, appeals, and how long people stay listed could help lawmakers weigh fair treatment alongside children’s safety.
Argument againstConsidering more hearing steps and access to a lawyer could slow decisions about whether someone should be added to the registry.
More detail
The proposed resolution would ask an interim committee to study the state registry. The study would cover how people are added to Montana’s child abuse and neglect registry, how long they remain listed, and how they may seek removal. The committee would monitor the removal process under SB 468 (2025), review notice and hearing procedures, and consider listing periods, record destruction, combined hearings, and access to a lawyer. It would also advise the Department of Public Health and Human Services on registry rules and draft legislation about the registry, including removal from it. The study, including its presentation and review, would have to finish before September 15, 2026. The committee would report its results to the 70th Legislature.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(H) Died in CommitteeDied
- Apr 28(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Human ServicesMinor
- Vote recorded to_table. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 25(H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- Apr 25(H) 1st Reading
- Apr 25(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human ServicesMinor
- Apr 25(S) Transmitted to House
- Apr 24(S) 3rd Reading
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24(S) Scheduled for 3rd ReadingMinor
- Apr 23(S) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23(S) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Apr 17(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Vote recorded resolution_adopted_as_amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Apr 15(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Apr 9(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and SafetyMinor
- Apr 9(S) 1st Reading
- Apr 8(S) Introduced
- Apr 8(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Apr 8(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Apr 8(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Apr 8(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Apr 7(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Apr 4(LC) Draft in Edit
- Apr 3(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Apr 3(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- 2024
- Oct 29(LC) Draft On Hold
- Oct 4(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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