---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for appointment of court-appointed special advocate as guardian ad litem"
description: "Provide for appointment of court-appointed special advocate as guardian ad litem"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 201"
citation: "Montana HB 201 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-21"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d97ed2ca-da2a-4886-999d-e9d487e8ee25"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC1090&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "694b79f20a45d3b6a5159bdcf06ffb798fad44441d9fcebee67cdd8e5483d815"
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 HB 201 (2017) — Provide for appointment of court-appointed special advocate as guardian ad litem

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0201.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rob Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-21** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-04** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-16** Hearing
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Returned to House
- **2017-03-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d97ed2ca-da2a-4886-999d-e9d487e8ee25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).