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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provide notice to foster parents in CPS cases"
+description: "Provide notice to foster parents in CPS cases"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 162"
+citation: "Montana SB 162 (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: 2
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-10-03T17:56:43+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-02T15:40:43+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14d0d891-df6e-41dd-b8fa-2cf3ab5f3cd6"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0528"
+source_hash: "df9fd0772c50fdbbf169b86fe8cbbee375aad7cac6d110fdb81fbcb6759157e3"
+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 162 (2023) — Provide notice to foster parents in CPS cases
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0162_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4691)
+2. **SB0162_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4690)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–2** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **88–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-02T15:40:43+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-05-01T19:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-04-13T20:53:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-13T19:34:56+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-04-07T21:14:47+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-04-06T23:17:55+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
+- **2023-04-06T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-05T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-21T19:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-03-11T15:11:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-11T14:28:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-30T22:04:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2023-01-27T21:11:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-01-26T21:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-01-23T20:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-20T21:35:47+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-20T21:30:56+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-01-20T19:51:16+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2023-01-20T13:54:12+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2023-01-19T16:05:25+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2023-01-12T18:58:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-11T21:47:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-01-11T21:38:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2023-01-11T21:10:41+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2023-01-11T21:10:40+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
+- **2023-01-11T21:00:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-11T20:47:52+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2023-01-10T17:15:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-01-09T22:38:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-01-09T22:38:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-01-09T22:13:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-01-09T17:49:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-01-09T16:32:42+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-01-09T16:32:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-01-07T15:01:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-01-06T23:20:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-01-06T18:40:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-01-06T16:35:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2022-12-28T21:44:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-12-28T21:38:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-11-07T20:16:10+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2022-10-26T18:37:22+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
+- **2022-10-03T17:56:43+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/14d0d891-df6e-41dd-b8fa-2cf3ab5f3cd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+