# Montana SB 162: Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws

Montana SB 162, Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 162
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Legislature
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (287 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Council steers justice data and policy: benefit, low. The council directs what data go into the statewide criminal justice data warehouse and sets its use and priorities. It studies problems, monitors the system, and recommends fixes and resource use to the legislature. It may formally request bills to change Montana’s criminal justice system. It must…
- Criminal justice statute renumbered: benefit, low. The law moves the council statute to a new place in the Montana Code and updates all cross‑references. The act takes effect on passage and approval.
- New criminal justice oversight council: benefit, low. The law creates an 18‑member Montana Criminal Justice Oversight Council. Members include four legislators, two judges, the attorney general, key agency heads, a county sheriff, a county attorney, a tribal justice expert, a parole board member, a victims’ representative, a civil rights representativ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 40 | 10 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=aeb0a3ed-8a5a-4a24-b63f-352cda88e08b)
- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d7837e0-ea97-4c2b-8d5b-90e2e7411f30)

## 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=aeb0a3ed-8a5a-4a24-b63f-352cda88e08b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d7837e0-ea97-4c2b-8d5b-90e2e7411f30)

## 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-SB162-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).