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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 261: Generally revise endangering the welfare of children

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 261 is a bill introduced in the Montana Senate on December 13, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Generally revise endangering the welfare of children. Primary sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Chapter Number Assigned.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg HertzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter Number Assigned
  2. (S) Signed by Governor
  3. (S) Transmitted to Governor
  4. (H) Signed by Speaker
  5. (S) Signed by President
  6. (S) Returned from Enrolling
  7. (S) Sent to Enrolling
  8. (H) 3rd Reading
  9. (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
  10. (H) 2nd Reading
  11. (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
  12. (H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source