SB 19 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise sentencing laws related to theft

SB 19 revises sentencing laws for several offenses, including theft, failure to return rented or leased personal property, issuing bad checks, deceptive practices, forgery, and identity theft. The bill directly affects individuals charged with these crimes by modifying the legal framework for their penalties. A key provision of the bill is raising the monetary thresholds that determine the severity of penalties for these offenses. It also revises the definition of "common scheme" within the state's legal code.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 18, 2024 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0019_X(2).pdf SB0019_X(3).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text shows a minor formatting adjustment where a line break was removed from the list of amended sections. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

Removed a line break between the list of amended sections and the effective date provision, consolidating the text into a single continuous line.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025

How they voted

3713
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 17, 2025
D Democratic18
5 Yea 13 Nay
72% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
57
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-13)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-38-1)
house
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Dec 18, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Barry Usher
Barry Usher
RRepublican
MT
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