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House advances cleanup of child-protective code to remove duplicative investigative authority
Summary
House Bill 77, a lengthy code cleanup bill that removes a temporary investigative authority and clarifies emergency protective services procedures in child abuse and neglect cases, passed second reading 99-1 after sponsors said it reflects broad stakeholder agreement.
The Montana House approved House Bill 77 by a vote of 99 to 1. The sponsor described the bill as a cleanup measure that removes a duplicative "temporary investigative authority" provision and clarifies code related to emergency protective services used in dependency and neglect proceedings.
Representative Howell, who brought the bill from the Children and Families interim…
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