# Montana SB 136: Prohibit consent as a defense for physician assisted suicide

Montana SB 136, Prohibit consent as a defense for physician assisted suicide, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Carl Glimm (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 136
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Prohibit consent as a defense for physician assisted suicide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Carl Glimm (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Crimes, Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (100 yes, 98 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: Carl Glimm (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | fail | 43 | 56 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 29 | 20 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 28 | 22 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-07: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-25: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62a04739-f0ea-49e2-b513-4f7413d6fda0)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a36d05de-4914-4df7-9b08-977ff85f6a17)

## 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 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62a04739-f0ea-49e2-b513-4f7413d6fda0)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a36d05de-4914-4df7-9b08-977ff85f6a17)

## 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-SB136-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).