# Montana HB 174: Revise laws related to drug assault crimes

Montana HB 174, Revise laws related to drug assault crimes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Neil Duram (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB174-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 174
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to drug assault crimes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes, Alcohol
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (352 yes, 247 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | fail | 44 | 55 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 56 | 44 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 40 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 59 | 41 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | AMD-HB174.001.001 Duram DO PASS | pass | 74 | 26 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-31: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Taken from Table in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-29: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-13: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=82b60134-32c8-48fd-8978-fbafddd0d04e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1794a654-c6c4-4aab-9635-783fbb6e1872)
- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9c74e71-afe4-4ae0-b254-19bd9f9ab07d)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=82b60134-32c8-48fd-8978-fbafddd0d04e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1794a654-c6c4-4aab-9635-783fbb6e1872)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9c74e71-afe4-4ae0-b254-19bd9f9ab07d)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB174-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).