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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise endangering the welfare of children"
+description: "Generally revise endangering the welfare of children"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "SB 261"
+citation: "Montana SB 261 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
+version_count: 31
+action_count: 40
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-12-13T14:19:58+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-04-17T20:30:05+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/474071ac-1a1a-40f2-a5b3-741ef3e9a5bf"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2975?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "0426b9f2078b5f94c63b55d21836b8929c3e9ffd969248a5710cc692817734d5"
+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 261 (2025) — Generally revise endangering the welfare of children
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **LC2975.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271688)
+2. **SB0261.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295209)
+3. **SB0261.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283025)
+4. **SB0261.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288329)
+5. **SB0261.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288327)
+6. **SB0261_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279294)
+7. **SB0261_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288873)
+8. **SB0261_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288874)
+9. **SB0261_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288875)
+10. **SB0261_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288877)
+11. **SB0261_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278576)
+12. **SB0261_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288879)
+13. **SB0261_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288880)
+14. **SB0261_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288881)
+15. **SB0261_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288903)
+16. **SB0261_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288904)
+17. **SB0261_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288906)
+18. **SB0261_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291822)
+19. **SB0261_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295459)
+20. **SB0261_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299312)
+21. **SB0261_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288878)
+22. **SB0261_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299311)
+23. **SB0261_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316550)
+24. **SB0261_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317451)
+25. **SB0261_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317452)
+26. **SB0261_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317453)
+27. **SB0261_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320864)
+28. **SB0261_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324342)
+29. **SB0261_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326771)
+30. **SB0261_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327770)
+31. **SB0261_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310589)
+
+## Votes
+
+- be_concurred_in — **17–3** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
+- to_take_from_the_table — **7–1** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **5–3** (pass) · upper
+- to_table — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **4–4** (fail) · upper
+- Do Concur — **80–19** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Greg Hertz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-13T14:19:58+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-12-13T14:19:59+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
+- **2025-01-10T23:55:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2025-01-14T19:51:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-14T22:34:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-15T16:39:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-15T18:12:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-16T19:03:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-16T21:16:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-03T23:40:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-03T23:50:48+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2025-02-05T17:10:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-05T17:31:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-06T19:11:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-02-19T17:45:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-failure`
+- **2025-02-19T17:46:47+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary `amendment-deferral`
+- **2025-02-26T18:46:33+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-02-26T18:53:14+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-26T20:50:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-01T17:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-03T22:08:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-03T23:21:40+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2025-03-04T18:27:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-04T20:09:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-09T04:01:18+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-19T18:18:12+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-20T19:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-25T21:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-26T19:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-26T19:48:26+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-03-28T12:04:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-02T18:00:52+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-08T15:45:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-16T18:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-17T20:30:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/474071ac-1a1a-40f2-a5b3-741ef3e9a5bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+