# Montana HB 93: Establish compensation for wrongful conviction

Montana HB 93, Establish compensation for wrongful conviction, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB93-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 93
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish compensation for wrongful conviction
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-16
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Courts, Local Government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (238 yes, 57 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: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 24 | 26 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 26 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 6 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-13: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-10: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-10: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-09: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-07: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-28: Hearing (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-16: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=37e41ef4-48d1-4fc8-93b5-e663e2ae17c6)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6c37db51-5f3e-4524-9144-64ea697197aa)
- Introduced, 2024-12-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6cf1c447-dad3-4b34-9f6a-685a4dd8be30)

## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=37e41ef4-48d1-4fc8-93b5-e663e2ae17c6)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6c37db51-5f3e-4524-9144-64ea697197aa)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6cf1c447-dad3-4b34-9f6a-685a4dd8be30)

## 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-HB93-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).