# Montana SB 248: Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results

Montana SB 248, Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dennis Lenz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 248
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Dennis Lenz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Family Law, Minors, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (201 yes, 98 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lawmakers can see child records with drug tests: mixed, low. Members of the Montana Legislature or U.S. Congress can view child abuse and neglect records. The records can include drug test results from field and lab tests. They must send a written inquiry and a written request with the child's name. They must sign a confidentiality form and get an orientatio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dennis Lenz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 61 | 38 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 62 | 38 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 37 | 13 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 41 | 9 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-21: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ea7ecf01-5080-4f00-813e-78b02f3d32c3)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d9dbd9aa-0a79-4cd0-b27c-99ade8487d06)
- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0bc33d20-025b-4288-982e-c8dcd8fcc917)

## 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=ea7ecf01-5080-4f00-813e-78b02f3d32c3)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d9dbd9aa-0a79-4cd0-b27c-99ade8487d06)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0bc33d20-025b-4288-982e-c8dcd8fcc917)

## 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-SB248-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).