Revise death penalty laws
HB 205, titled "Revise death penalty laws," aimed to modify the method of execution for individuals sentenced to death in Montana. The bill proposed changing the specific requirement for lethal injection from an ultra-fast-acting barbiturate and a chemical paralytic agent to "a substance or substances in a lethal quantity sufficient to cause death." This change would broaden the types of drugs that could be used in executions. The bill also maintained existing provisions regarding execution dates, confinement, and the selection of witnesses and execution personnel.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Failed
Jan 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
LC0026.pdf
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HB0205_1.pdf
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC0026 (a committee substitute) to HB 205 (the official House Bill). The substantive legal text regarding the death penalty, including execution methods and witness rules, remains unchanged. The only modifications are formatting and the addition of sponsor names.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from LC0026.1 to HB 205.1 to reflect its official status in the House.
Names of the bill sponsors (e.g., S. Maness, K. Love) were added to the header.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the layout and spacing of the text.
Floor votes · House Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
49–51
Failed
Total votes 100
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic42
100% Nay
R
Republican58
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jan 30, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (49-51)
house
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shannon Maness
RRepublican
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