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MontanaHB 47669th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Establish grant program for newborn safety devices

Sponsored By: Randyn Gregg (Republican)

Signed by Governor

MinorsSocial ServicesAppropriations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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: 228 • No: 68

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 16

Senate vote • 4/12/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 16

House vote • 3/18/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 74 • No: 24

House vote • 3/17/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 88 • No: 12

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/5/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/24/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/24/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/23/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/15/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/14/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    4/14/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    4/12/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report

    4/8/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. Hearing Canceled

    4/7/2025Senate

  13. Hearing

    4/2/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Committee

    3/20/2025Senate

  15. 1st Reading

    3/19/2025Senate

  16. Transmitted to Senate

    3/18/2025House

  17. 3rd Reading

    3/18/2025House

  18. 2nd Reading

    3/17/2025House

  19. Committee Report

    2/22/2025House

  20. Committee Executive Action

    2/21/2025House

  21. Committee Executive Action

    2/21/2025House

  22. Hearing

    2/17/2025House

  23. 1st Reading

    2/13/2025House

  24. Referred to Committee

    2/13/2025House

  25. Introduced

    2/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/14/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/12/2025

    PDF

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