SB 318
Montana Senate•Failed
Summary
SB 318, “Generally revise child custody laws”, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 6, 2024 by Sen. Dennis Lenz (R). It last saw action on May 23, 2025: (S) Died in Process.
Record
Text
SB 318 has 7 roll calls.
No text on file for SB 318 yet — read it at bills.legmt.gov.
Generally revise child custody laws
Sponsors
Sen. Dennis Lenz (R) sponsors SB 318 alone.
Committees
SB 318 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Finance and Claims.
History
SB 318 has taken 40 actions since Nov 6, 2024, the latest on May 23, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2025 | Senate | (S) Died in Process | ||
Apr 22, 2025 | House | (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading | ||
Apr 22, 2025 | House | (H) 2nd Reading Not Concurred | ||
Apr 22, 2025 | House | (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading | ||
Apr 16, 2025 | House | (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred (H) Judiciary |
Votes
SB 318 went to 7 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Apr 22, 2025 at 45–54.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 22, 2025 | House | (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading | 45 | 54 | ||
Apr 22, 2025 | House | (H) 2nd Reading Not Concurred | 46 | 53 | ||
Apr 16, 2025 | House | (H) Judiciary--Be Concurred In | 12 | 8 | ||
Mar 20, 2025 | Senate | (S) 3rd Reading Passed | 47 | 3 | ||
Mar 19, 2025 | Senate | (S) Finance and Claims--Do Pass | 22 | 0 |
Source: bills.legmt.gov · legiscan.com