# Montana SB 231: Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child abuse or neglect proceedings

Montana SB 231, Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child abuse or neglect proceedings, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Emrich (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB231-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 231
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child abuse or neglect proceedings
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Minors, Civil Procedure, Courts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (67 yes, 32 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: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 33 | 17 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=53c8ea0e-df15-4d72-a32e-61bb0680f6de)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71e1876f-4d27-42d3-8af6-b431d1ae29be)

## 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=53c8ea0e-df15-4d72-a32e-61bb0680f6de)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71e1876f-4d27-42d3-8af6-b431d1ae29be)

## 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-SB231-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).