# Montana HB 912: Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility

Montana HB 912, Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steven Kelly (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB912-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 912
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise behavioral health laws to create a secure forensic facility
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-28
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Mental Illness or Incapacity, Criminal Procedure, Institutions, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (280 yes, 67 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
- Cosponsor: Dennis Lenz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 36 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 76 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | AMD-HB0912.003.002 Mercer DO PASS | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 71 | 29 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-08: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-29: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12125611-c871-4212-a0d2-cb7bc51dd5eb)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d73d8522-eb56-4e40-b5ee-a58d6e19886a)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cebfba10-5c6d-4d5a-a715-0685857b120f)
- Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f8cba6f0-c16f-441b-b15d-3ea649321542)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12125611-c871-4212-a0d2-cb7bc51dd5eb)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d73d8522-eb56-4e40-b5ee-a58d6e19886a)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cebfba10-5c6d-4d5a-a715-0685857b120f)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f8cba6f0-c16f-441b-b15d-3ea649321542)

## 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-HB912-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).