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HB452 • 2025

Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gary Parry
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
(H) Died in Process
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

What This Bill Does

  • Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

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Amendments

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COMMITTEE

Plain English: Amendment - 1st Reading-white - Requested by: Gary Parry - (H) Judiciary - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Rachel Weiss, HB0452.001.004 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 452 1 HOUSE BILL NO.

  • Amendment - 1st Reading-white - Requested by: Gary Parry - (H) Judiciary - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Rachel Weiss, HB0452.001.004 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 452 1 HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 452 2 INTRODUCED BY G.
  • PARRY 3 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CRIME OF ASSAULT ON AN EMPLOYEE 5 OF A PUBLIC UTILITY, AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, OR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER; AND 6 PROVIDING PENALTIES.
  • 7 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 9 10 NEW SECTION.
COMMITTEE

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COMMITTEE

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 HOUSE

    (H) Died in Process

  2. 2025-03-12 HOUSE

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-02-21 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  4. 2025-02-18 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  5. 2025-02-17 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  6. 2025-02-17 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

  7. 2025-02-17 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  8. 2025-02-12 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  9. 2025-02-12 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  10. 2025-02-11 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  11. 2025-02-11 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  12. 2025-02-11 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  13. 2025-02-10 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  14. 2025-02-08 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  15. 2025-02-08 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  16. 2025-02-06 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  17. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  18. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  19. 2025-01-02 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft On Hold

  20. 2024-11-16 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Generally revise penalties for assaults against utility workers

Current Bill Text

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69th Legislature 2025 HB 452.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 452
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 452
2 INTRODUCED BY G. PARRY
3
4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CRIME OF ASSAULT ON AN EMPLOYEE
5 OF A PUBLIC UTILITY; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES.
6
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
8
9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Assault on employee of public utility. (1) A person commits the
10 offense of assault on an employee of a public utility, as defined in 69-3-101, if the person purposely or
11 knowingly causes:
12 (a) bodily injury to an employee of a public utility;
13 (b) reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury in an employee of a public utility by use of:
14 (i) a weapon; or
15 (ii) what reasonably appears to be a weapon;
16 (c) bodily injury to an employee of a public utility with a weapon; or
17 (d) serious bodily injury to an employee of a public utility.
18 (2) (a) A person convicted of assault on an employee of a public utility:
19 (i) under subsection (1)(a), (1)(b)(i), or (1)(c) shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not
20 to exceed 10 years and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000; or
21 (ii) under subsection (1)(b)(ii) shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 8
22 years and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.
23 (b) Except as provided in 46-18-222, a person convicted of assault on an employee of a public
24 utility under subsection (1)(d) of this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned
25 in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years, or both.
26
27 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
28 integral part of Title 45, chapter 5, part 2, and the provisions of Title 45, chapter 5, part 2, apply to [section 1].
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69th Legislature 2025 HB 452.1
- 2 - Authorized Print Version – HB 452
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