MontanaHB 47669th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Establish grant program for newborn safety devices

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Grants help agencies install newborn safety devices

The Department of Public Health and Human Services runs a competitive grant program. Fire departments, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies can apply. Grants pay to install and maintain newborn safety devices, up to $20,000 per applicant. Recipients must follow Montana’s safe surrender laws and department rules. The department sets application, scoring, and reporting rules, and must report results by September 30, 2027. The law provides $160,000 for the 2025–2027 biennium, and money not committed by June 30, 2027 goes back to the general fund.

Grant program starts 2025, ends 2027

The law takes effect July 1, 2025. All parts of the grant program start then. The law ends June 30, 2027, and grant authority expires after that unless renewed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Randyn Gregg
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Carl Glimm
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 225 • No: 66

House vote • 4/14/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 16

House vote • 4/12/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 15

House vote • 3/18/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 74 • No: 24

House vote • 3/17/2025