Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility
This bill creates a 70-bed secure forensic facility in Montana to provide care for individuals with specific court findings (such as guilty but mentally ill or needing competency evaluations). The facility must offer psychiatric treatment, competency restoration, and security, located east of Big Timber, and will be funded through a $60 million appropriation from the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Fund. It amends existing law to allow this fund to cover construction costs for new behavioral health infrastructure, including the facility. The bill directly affects the state's behavioral health system and individuals requiring forensic mental health services.
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Oct 2024
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Introduced Oct 4, 2024
Last action Mar 27, 2025
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