Legislation: batch C — MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-149.md

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establish penalties for false reporting in child protective services cases"
+description: "Establish penalties for false reporting in child protective services cases"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 149"
+citation: "Montana SB 149 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
+version_count: 11
+action_count: 62
+vote_count: 13
+first_action: "2022-10-03T18:21:53+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-22T21:09:54+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/100e04e1-d19a-4063-9552-83c93d24464c"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0548"
+source_hash: "612e6d3f5a3c1a93089f8baded4263c80e20197d56c99a8a91b3ba9a783880f7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana SB 149 (2023) — Establish penalties for false reporting in child protective services cases
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4606)
+2. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4605)
+3. **SB0149.002.005(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12184)
+4. **SB0149.002.005.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4569)
+5. **SB0149.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4607)
+6. **SB0149.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4604)
+7. **SB0149001SCS15249.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10828)
+8. **SB0149_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4565)
+9. **SB0149_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4567)
+10. **SB0149_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4564)
+11. **SB0149_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4566)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **76–20** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **72–27** (pass) · lower
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **5–1** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **70–27** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **34–16** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **5–1** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **35–15** (pass) · upper
+- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **88–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-22T21:09:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-05-19T18:33:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-05-08T21:09:08+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-08T21:09:07+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-05-05T16:58:59+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
+- **2023-05-02T22:21:28+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-05-02T21:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-02T18:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-02T18:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-01T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27T21:00:02+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
+- **2023-04-27T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
+- **2023-04-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-04-26T18:01:00+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
+- **2023-04-26T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-04-24T23:27:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
+- **2023-04-21T21:20:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
+- **2023-04-20T20:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-06T00:13:05+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
+- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-04T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-29T19:30:28+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2023-03-29T19:30:22+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2023-03-28T14:51:24+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2023-03-21T19:59:14+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
+- **2023-03-21T19:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2023-03-21T14:51:16+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2023-03-21T04:17:52+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
+- **2023-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-03-11T15:11:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-11T14:23:03+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-24T21:44:49+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2023-01-23T22:05:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-01-20T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-01-18T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-17T22:44:21+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-13T16:00:51+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-01-11T20:18:53+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-11T19:14:59+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-01-11T17:04:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-10T21:59:32+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2023-01-09T16:07:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-01-06T17:30:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-01-06T17:30:16+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-01-06T14:13:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-01-05T20:27:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-01-05T20:07:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-01-05T20:07:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-01-05T15:00:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-01-05T03:29:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-01-04T15:28:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-01-04T14:50:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2022-10-03T18:21:53+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/100e04e1-d19a-4063-9552-83c93d24464c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+