# Montana HB 352: Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee Montana HB 352, Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB352-2025 - 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 352 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Minors, Social Services, Family Law, Legislature - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (443 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Uniform child support rules statewide: mixed, high. The state adopts one set of rules to set minimum child support. Courts use these rules to calculate payments. The department must consider the factors in 40-4-204(2) and 40-6-116(5). It must publish the rules under state rulemaking law and notify the Montana Supreme Court, district courts, and the… - Regular review and new child support committee: mixed, medium. At least every 4 years, the department reviews the child support rules to see if awards are appropriate. A certified public accountant helps as needed. After the review, the department proposes any needed changes to the Legislature. A standing committee inside the department meets at least quarterl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 2 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 5 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 15 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 13 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 6 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 90 | 10 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-20: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-20: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-19: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-17: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-30: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-30: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cac196da-b00d-43e9-8870-3064cfa38150) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e6944453-efae-47d3-a6a0-f49232bd3939) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3d086d52-808e-475c-8c7b-e329afaf06d2) - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5adbd9b2-becb-4665-b53b-6b718ee66319) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cac196da-b00d-43e9-8870-3064cfa38150) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e6944453-efae-47d3-a6a0-f49232bd3939) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3d086d52-808e-475c-8c7b-e329afaf06d2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5adbd9b2-becb-4665-b53b-6b718ee66319) ## 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-HB352-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).