# Montana HB 439: Creating sheriffs' first initiative for cooperation and communication

Montana HB 439, Creating sheriffs' first initiative for cooperation and communication, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Lee Deming (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 439
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Creating sheriffs' first initiative for cooperation and communication
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Lee Deming (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes, Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Revenue, State
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (44 yes, 56 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: Lee Deming (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | fail | 44 | 56 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=83e058eb-109d-42c9-b6ef-a4bbdab64c26)
- Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=73973abe-0c4f-4c78-ad87-b212596e2f01)

## 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=83e058eb-109d-42c9-b6ef-a4bbdab64c26)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=73973abe-0c4f-4c78-ad87-b212596e2f01)

## 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-HB439-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).