# Montana HB 267: Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law Montana HB 267, Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Braxton Mitchell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB267-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 267 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-25, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Alcohol, Crimes, Revenue, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (470 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Harsher penalties for repeat DUIs: cost, high. The law makes fourth and later DUIs a felony with much tougher punishment. Courts can order 13 months to 2 years in state custody with a $5,000 to $10,000 fine, or place you in a treatment court program for up to 5 years with the same fine. For certain repeat histories, prison can reach 10 to 25 ye… - New felony for DUI deaths: cost, high. The law creates a new felony for DUI deaths. If you negligently cause a death while driving under DUI and aggravated DUI rules, you commit this crime. Penalties are 3 to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 to $50,000 fine. The court cannot defer the sentence, and generally cannot suspend the first 3 y… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 3 | | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 4 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 6 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 8 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-04-25: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-19: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-11: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-02-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-06: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-06: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9701155-bb18-4da4-937b-a4103d871451) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6ff1d61d-67a5-4921-a414-24f89beaac60) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a3fe055e-2199-4b9f-9367-1fd4a22961d8) - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=311da1dd-f4a6-4926-937f-61a02c77ced7) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9701155-bb18-4da4-937b-a4103d871451) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6ff1d61d-67a5-4921-a414-24f89beaac60) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a3fe055e-2199-4b9f-9367-1fd4a22961d8) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=311da1dd-f4a6-4926-937f-61a02c77ced7) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB267-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).