Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results
SB 248 amends Montana law concerning the confidentiality of child abuse and neglect investigation records. This bill specifically provides that state legislators' access to these Child Protective Services (CPS) records will now include any related drug testing results. The change expands the types of information legislators can review when examining child protection cases. This directly affects legislators by broadening their access to information within these records and impacts individuals whose drug testing results are part of CPS investigations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2025 · House Mar 28, 2025
How they voted
37–13
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 21, 2025
D
Democratic18
72% Nay
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-38-1)
house
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-13)
senate
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Lenz
RRepublican
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