# Montana SB 369: Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools Montana SB 369, Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Yakawich (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB369-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 369 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Health - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (388 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School boards must adopt suicide policies: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, each school board adopts a written suicide prevention and response policy. The policy must explain the staff training rules and how the district will meet them. - Limits on lawsuits over school training: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law bars lawsuits for loss or damage tied to carrying out, or not carrying out, this training and related policies. It also says this section does not create a special duty of care. This shields schools and staff from claims over their training or lack of training. - Free annual suicide training for school staff: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state education office approves all youth suicide training materials and reviews them regularly. It works with the health department to offer low-cost or free options to schools. Every school district employee and OPI staff who work directly with students get training of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-07: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51218d13-4a8f-4d3d-ba9f-adb7fc0de32e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=987992c6-01ee-4747-bac2-aaf4e4def2a9) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6b8c406f-6c9d-4981-b96f-c0e71894782c) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=51218d13-4a8f-4d3d-ba9f-adb7fc0de32e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=987992c6-01ee-4747-bac2-aaf4e4def2a9) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6b8c406f-6c9d-4981-b96f-c0e71894782c) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB369-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).