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Bill would add fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to Montana child‑endangerment statute
Summary
Representative Courtney Sprunger and county attorneys urged the Judiciary Committee to expand the child‑endangerment statute to include fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, citing rising fentanyl‑related deaths and cases of children exposed in contaminated homes.
Representative Courtney Sprunger opened the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for House Bill 289, which would explicitly add fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to the statute defining endangering the welfare of a child when a child is knowingly exposed to those substances.
Why it matters: The sponsor said Montana law currently identifies methamphetamine exposure as child endangerment but does not explicitly include other highly lethal drugs now common in Montana communities. She and county attorneys told…
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