# Montana SB 250: Generally revise laws related to child and family ombudsman

Montana SB 250, Generally revise laws related to child and family ombudsman, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dennis Lenz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB250-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 250
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise laws related to child and family ombudsman
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Dennis Lenz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Family Law, Minors
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (86 yes, 14 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: Dennis Lenz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 37 | 13 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | AMD-SB0250.002.001 Kerr-Carpenter D/PASS | pass | 49 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c07df0a8-fe29-4382-bc55-2063e11461be)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa7d495e-23af-4f71-8e6c-89674d0d7851)
- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e55d358e-f90b-4e6d-b358-c96be2858718)

## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c07df0a8-fe29-4382-bc55-2063e11461be)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa7d495e-23af-4f71-8e6c-89674d0d7851)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e55d358e-f90b-4e6d-b358-c96be2858718)

## 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-SB250-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).