HB 214 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Provide for prosecution of state crimes for persons subject to federal immigration detention

HB 214 allows Montana to prosecute individuals for state criminal offenses even if they are in federal immigration detention for immigration violations. It directly affects people detained under federal immigration authority who commit crimes in Montana. The bill's key provision permits state prosecutors to initiate criminal cases against these individuals and requires Montana to hold them until their state trial concludes before transferring them to federal custody. This law, signed by the governor on April 7, 2025, amends state procedures to coordinate state criminal proceedings with federal immigration processes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from HB 214.2 to HB 214 and transitioned from a draft version to an enrolled, signed law. The substantive legal text regarding the prosecution of crimes committed by individuals in federal immigration detention remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to the bill's scope, eligibility, or enforcement mechanisms.
Scope change
None; the bill's scope and applicability are unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from HB 214.2 to HB 214, and the document format was finalized as an enrolled bill with signatures from the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

3218
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-18)
senate
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (58-42)
house
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Caleb Hinkle
Caleb Hinkle
RRepublican
MT
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