# Montana SB 147: Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws Montana SB 147, Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB147-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 147 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Indians, Minors - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (318 yes, 80 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - 2023 tribal child-welfare rule repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals Section 55 of Chapter 716, Laws of 2023, on Indian child welfare. This ends the rules and duties that section created. Some families or agencies face fewer requirements, while others may lose protections that section provided. The secretary of state must send a copy of this act to a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelly Fyant (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 31 | 19 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 36 | 14 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 5 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 30 | 19 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 31 | 19 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-11: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-09: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-09: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-07: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-25: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Tabled in Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6227778-f88f-4e21-8707-4f5f30afc28d) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=423925cd-7c1c-46e9-9456-4bbb4bb055e5) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=34eebf49-8940-48b4-9765-544c012c88e5) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6227778-f88f-4e21-8707-4f5f30afc28d) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=423925cd-7c1c-46e9-9456-4bbb4bb055e5) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=34eebf49-8940-48b4-9765-544c012c88e5) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB147-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).