Bill Requiring Training for Judges on Child Abuse/Domestic Violence

Montana Judges could be required to take child abuse and domestic violence training if a bill in the Montana Legislature passes the House.

Sen. Dennis Lenz, R-Billings, is carrying Senate Bill 318, which supporters are calling “Brody’s Law.” Lenz said the bill will help judges deal with the suspects in abuse cases, whose personalities he said are frequently manipulative.

The bill is named after a Bozeman child who took his life in 2023 after what his mother, Jody Hill, described as continued abuse. Hill said at a hearing on April 1 that her son was trapped in the abusive relationship for about...