Montana State Legislature
SJ 24: Study of Sexual Assault in Montana
SJ 24: Study of Sexual Assault in Montana
The 2015 Legislature recommended an interim study of sexual assault in Montana when it enacted Senate Joint Resolution 24 (SJ 24). Legislators ranked the study seventh out of 15 study resolutions in the postsession poll of interim studies. The Legislative Council met May 2015 and assigned the study to the Law and Justice Interim Committee (LJIC).
After more than a year of study, the LJIC voted to forward 7 bills related to the SJ 24 study to the 2017 Legislature. A list of the bills is available below. As part of the study, the LJIC also voted to send a letter of support for a grant application submitted by the Montana Department of Justice Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force.
Staff Reports
- Study Plan -- adopted June 25, 2015
Presentation Materials
- September 2015
- November 2015
- March 2016
- April 2016
- June 2016
- August 2016
Other Reports and Related Documents
- Montana sexual assault statutes chart -- Montana DOJ handout
- Link to video of Anne Munch presentation -- November 2015
- Link to website of the Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force (Montana AGO)
- Letter of LJIC support for grant application by DOJ Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force
