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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LC0691.pdf
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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
41–9
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic18
50% Nay
R
Republican32
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
Mary Ann Dunwell
DDemocratic
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