# Montana SB 125: Revise laws related to community homes for people with developmental disabilities

Montana SB 125, Revise laws related to community homes for people with developmental disabilities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mary Ann Dunwell (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 125
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to community homes for people with developmental disabilities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Mary Ann Dunwell (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Developmental Disabilities, Rule Making, Courts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 95 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: Mary Ann Dunwell (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0125.001.003 Dunwell D/PASS | fail | 21 | 28 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 41 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 16 | 34 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Take SB 125 from Comm-Dunwell | pass | 26 | 24 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5491fbe-a986-4302-b9c0-42c3ebafc3d1)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5491fbe-a986-4302-b9c0-42c3ebafc3d1)

## 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-SB125-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).