SB 125 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to community homes for people with developmental disabilities

SB 125 updates Montana's rules for community homes supporting people with developmental disabilities. It requires homes to create written health and safety policies, mandates a 28-day public comment period on license applications for neighbors within half a mile, and establishes a formal complaint process with the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The department must investigate complaints about policy violations or unsafe conditions, attempt mediation, and issue findings within 180 days. These changes directly affect community homes, the licensing department, and nearby residents who can provide input on new facilities.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0691.pdf SB0125_1.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a legislative committee draft (LC 0691) to an official Senate Bill format (SB 125.1), including changes to the header, page numbering, and document title. A substantive addition was made to the enforcement section, requiring the department to take specific action if it finds that a community home's policies are insufficient and conciliation efforts have failed.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the department to act when it determines that a community home's policies are insufficient and mediation has failed.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

419
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic18
9 Yea 9 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-9)
senate
Jan 25, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mary Ann Dunwell
Mary Ann Dunwell
DDemocratic
MT
42