# Montana HB 268: Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders Montana HB 268, Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB268-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 268 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Law Enforcement, Criminal Procedure - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (220 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court rules for registry relief hearings: mixed, low. You must file any petition for relief in a Montana district court. Orders from other states that grant relief do not count in Montana. A judge can close all or part of a relief hearing, or the offender can ask to close it. If closed, the victim may attend and may bring a support person unless priva… - Sex offenders: lifetime and relief rules: mixed, low. Sexual offenders must stay on the registry for life, except during prison and as allowed by the relief rules. Level 1 offenders can petition for relief after 10 years; Level 2 can petition after 25 years. The petition is served on the county attorney, who must mail copies to the attorney general an… - Violent offenders: 10-year term and relief: mixed, low. The law requires violent offenders to register for 10 years after release, or after sentencing if not confined. After 10 years, they are automatically relieved unless they are convicted during that time of failing to register or of a felony. Those convictions trigger lifetime registration unless a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 39 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 40 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-21: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-20: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-20: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccc7cf24-41a7-48ac-b297-170fafb6632e) - Enrolled, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=277ca0ab-4130-496b-b9f0-ce13aa056601) - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9de65fff-199c-476d-a1d6-00fed7c38af4) ## 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 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccc7cf24-41a7-48ac-b297-170fafb6632e) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=277ca0ab-4130-496b-b9f0-ce13aa056601) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9de65fff-199c-476d-a1d6-00fed7c38af4) ## 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) - [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-HB268-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).