HB 288 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Recognize obligation of fatherhood and provide for child support during pregnancy

HB 288 proposes to establish a father's financial obligation to support a child starting at conception, rather than at birth. This bill would allow mothers to seek financial support from the father during pregnancy to cover associated expenses. It also includes a provision permitting a mother to object to paternity genetic testing while pregnant. The bill aims to ensure both parents share financial responsibilities from the beginning of pregnancy.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill's sponsor list was completely updated, replacing the original set of legislators with a new group of sponsors. This change reflects a shift in legislative support and indicates that the bill is being reintroduced or amended with a different coalition of supporters.
TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was entirely replaced with a new set of names, indicating a change in the legislative coalition backing the bill.

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0)
house
Feb 12, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Courtenay Sprunger
Courtenay Sprunger
RRepublican
MT
7