# Montana HB 476: Establish grant program for newborn safety devices

Montana HB 476, Establish grant program for newborn safety devices, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Randyn Gregg (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 476
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish grant program for newborn safety devices
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Randyn Gregg (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Minors, Social Services, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (228 yes, 68 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Grants help agencies install newborn safety devices: benefit, low. 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…
- Grant program starts 2025, ends 2027: mixed, low. 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 and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Randyn Gregg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl Glimm (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 16 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 16 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 74 | 24 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 12 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4bd3df49-1c0c-4799-863b-b0bfcf8025b3)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2bc5e739-9167-4133-9a24-2897aca21364)

## 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=4bd3df49-1c0c-4799-863b-b0bfcf8025b3)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2bc5e739-9167-4133-9a24-2897aca21364)

## 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-HB476-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).