# Montana HB 712: Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims

Montana HB 712, Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Bob Carter (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); 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 712
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Bob Carter (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Liability, Torts, Crimes
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Support for children after impaired-driving death: benefit, high. The law requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence to make monthly payments to support each surviving minor child of the victim. Payments run until the child turns 18 or finishes high school, whichever is later, but not past age 19. The court sets the amount and pay…
- Corrections pays restitution to court-ordered payees: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, the Department of Corrections must send restitution it receives from felony offenders to the person or entity named in the court order. The prior rule that sent some funds to the crime victims compensation program is removed. The department may hire a government or private c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bob Carter (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Cora Neumann (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5bd8c43e-d26b-4ad6-a021-77a74d568ff9)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=72a3b8e6-8d67-4df2-be50-fccd6ae827d3)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5bd8c43e-d26b-4ad6-a021-77a74d568ff9)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=72a3b8e6-8d67-4df2-be50-fccd6ae827d3)

## 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-HB712-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).