Generally revise laws related to mentally ill individuals

Added a mandatory requirement that a mental health professional must evaluate an individual within the first 24 hours of a 72-hour hold.

Added a provision stating that individuals in a 72-hour hold may not refuse lifesaving medication considered necessary by a professional.

Modified the criteria for waiving a respondent's right to be physically present at a hearing to require a finding that presence would seriously adversely affect the respondent's mental condition or that the respondent voluntarily requested the waiver.

Updated the bill title and act description to include an amendment to section 53-21-140.

Added the word 'PHYSICALLY' to clarify that a respondent must be in person at hearings unless they voluntarily waive this right.

Updated the bill version number from SB0435.2 to SB0435.3 and adjusted corresponding page headers.

Deleted the phrase 'PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT HEARINGS; AND' from the legislative summary to remove redundant or misplaced text.

The specific Montana Code Annotated section amended by the bill changed from 53-21-132 to 53-21-129, altering the legal requirements the bill targets from cost regulations to emergency detention procedures.

The bill number was updated from SB 435.1 to SB 435.2, and the legislature session year was updated to 2025.

Minor formatting changes were made to the spacing and indentation of the bill's title and section headers.

Added a new section defining or addressing the costs associated with psychiatric precommitment examinations, detention, treatment, and transportation.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the indentation of clauses regarding respondent presence waivers.

Removed the original bill number and sponsor information, replacing them with the new Senate Bill number and sponsor name.