Generally revise laws related to child protection
HB 690 revises Montana's child abuse and neglect laws, impacting how child protection cases are defined and managed. The bill clarifies that referring to or raising a child in a manner consistent with their biological sex is not considered child abuse or neglect. Additionally, it prohibits members of the U.S. Congress or the Montana Legislature from disclosing attorney-client privileged information to parents or guardians in these cases, though they may challenge such designations. These changes affect parents, guardians, and the Department of Public Health and Human Services in the application of child protection statutes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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The amendment removes a redundant period at the end of a sentence within the bill text, ensuring the language flows correctly without unnecessary punctuation. This is a purely technical correction that does not alter the bill's legal meaning, scope, or policy intent.
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Deleted an extra period at the end of a sentence to improve grammatical flow.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025
How they voted
34–16
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Nay
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-16)
senate
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-42-1)
house
Mar 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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