# Montana HB 542: Revise DUI offense penalties for third offense to be a felony

Montana HB 542, Revise DUI offense penalties for third offense to be a felony, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steven Kelly (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 542
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise DUI offense penalties for third offense to be a felony
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (33 yes, 66 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: Steven Kelly (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | fail | 33 | 66 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d0fb0457-8fd8-4e6e-875c-c05081cf2bfb)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=07b75cb8-d9c6-4118-9081-0b4afe301e44)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d0fb0457-8fd8-4e6e-875c-c05081cf2bfb)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=07b75cb8-d9c6-4118-9081-0b4afe301e44)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB542-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).