HB 104 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise power and duties of agents

HB 104 expands the investigative authority of agents appointed by Montana's Attorney General. It adds human trafficking, prostitution, and internet crimes against children to the list of offenses these agents can investigate concurrently with local law enforcement. The bill specifically defines "internet crimes against children" to include offenses like sexual assault, child sex trafficking, and other technology-facilitated crimes against minors. This change directly affects Attorney General-appointed agents, clarifying their jurisdiction without creating new penalties or funding. The bill amends Section 44-2-115 of Montana Code Annotated.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 18, 2024 Signed Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was updated to standardize the formatting of the bill number from 'HB0104' to 'HB 104' and to change the status label from 'ENROLLED BILL' to 'ENROLLED BILL' with adjusted spacing. These are purely technical and formatting corrections that do not alter the substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements of the legislation.
TECHNICAL

Standardized the bill number display from 'HB0104' to 'HB 104' in the header and enrolled sections.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Jan 16, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 18, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eric Albus
Eric Albus
RRepublican
MT
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