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Montana bill trims duplicative CPS statute, adds 90‑day rule to emergency protective services
Summary
House Bill 77, carried by Rep. S. J. Howell, consolidates temporary investigative authority into the emergency protective services statute, adds a 90‑day time frame to EPS, and aims to reduce jurisdictional inconsistency in dependency/neglect cases.
Representative S. J. Howell opened House Bill 77 as a statutory cleanup bill produced by a Children and Families work group that included legislators, DPHHS, judges, prosecutors and tribal representatives. Howell said the bill removes duplicative temporary investigative authority language and consolidates authority within the emergency protective services (EPS) statute, while adding a 90‑day limit to the EPS filing so investigations and court processes align across jurisdictions.
Senator Dennis Lentz, who chaired the interim working group, and Nikki Grossberg, Child and Family Services…
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