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Criminal Justice (Sentencing)

Every criminal justice bill, vote, and legislator stance in Montana, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

MT Legislature US Congress

Total bills

2025 Regular Session

Top supporter

Pete Elverum

100% support rate

Top opponent

Barry Usher

25% support rate

Ranked legislators

5 support · 5 oppose

Key legislators

Who's moving sentencing in Montana

Legislators moving sentencing in Montana
Legislator	Party	Stance	Support rate	Votes
Pete Elverum House · District 82	D	Strong +	100%	12
Dave Fern Senate · District 2	D	Strong +	80%	10
Mary Ann Dunwell Senate · District 42	D	Support	73%	11
Luke Muszkiewicz House · District 79	D	Support	71%	14
Andrea Olsen Senate · District 48	D	Support	71%	17
Barry Usher Senate · District 19	R	Oppose	25%	16
Becky Beard Senate · District 38	R	Oppose	27%	11
Butch Gillespie Senate · District 9	R	Oppose	27%	11
Greg Oblander House · District 38	R	Oppose	27%	11
Mike Yakawich Senate · District 24	R	Oppose	27%	11

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signed · Montana · Senate May 8, 2025

SB 70: Generally revise laws related to supervision on probation

SB 70 revises laws related to conditions of probation and parole supervision. The bill allows a probation and parole officer to remove a condition of supervision without a formal court hearing if the sentencing court, probationer, or county attorney does not object. This change requires the Department of Corrections to notify victims when such a condition is removed. It streamlines the process for adjusting probation conditions, directly affecting individuals under supervision, probation officers, and victims.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole Sentencing