# Montana SB 280: Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements

Montana SB 280, Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Yakawich (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 280
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Crimes
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (297 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State grants boost domestic violence response: benefit, low. The law creates a state domestic violence intervention grant program funded by the Domestic Violence Intervention Account. The Montana Board of Crime Control gives grants to communities to hire misdemeanor probation or compliance officers. These officers monitor court orders for people convicted of…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat), 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 | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3bcd494f-fc6f-4d0c-b770-4879217101b2)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1c3925d2-6e37-4cad-ab0d-53523fd081d0)

## 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=3bcd494f-fc6f-4d0c-b770-4879217101b2)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1c3925d2-6e37-4cad-ab0d-53523fd081d0)

## 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-SB280-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).