HB 582 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise criminal law

HB 582 revises laws related to criminal sentencing in Montana. It allows district courts to deny credit for elapsed time in certain revocation proceedings involving multiple violations. The bill also clarifies that offenders are eligible for credit for time served before sentencing, provided the custody is attributable to proceedings for the same conduct for which they were convicted. Additionally, it adjusts the maximum periods for suspended sentences and community supervision for various felony offenses, including specific limits for sexual, violent, and drug offenders. These changes affect individuals convicted of crimes and the judicial process for imposing sentences.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The amendment removes the period at the end of the section listing the affected statutes, which is a minor formatting correction. This change does not alter the bill's substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements.
TECHNICAL

Removed a trailing period from the end of the list of affected statutes to correct the sentence structure.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

3117
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 8, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Nay 1
94% Nay
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-39-2)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-17-2)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Mercer
Bill Mercer
RRepublican
MT
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