---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws on sexual abuse of children"
description: "Revise laws on sexual abuse of children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 247"
citation: "Montana HB 247 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-03"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ca634ba-3d08-4da4-b015-2bf6da824529"
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=LC1601&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "fab561d400a07f4ecd635d6dc471537f9c1bbf8528296172ef65bf4a27897971"
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 247 (2017) — Revise laws on sexual abuse of children

## 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/HB0247.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-12** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** Hearing
- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-14** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Signed by President
- **2017-03-22** 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/4ca634ba-3d08-4da4-b015-2bf6da824529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).