---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise anti-bullying laws"
description: "Revise anti-bullying laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 248"
citation: "Montana HB 248 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety (see also: Health)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2016-12-08"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa505f79-47a6-4ab5-9fbb-5759d5c19c72"
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=LC2105&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "1d9c82db08190275b4b9e2b99a61977c952e41ca311c2997e396e8ada8501190"
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 248 (2017) — Revise anti-bullying laws

## 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/HB0248.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **16–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **33–14** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-08** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-07** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-09** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-09** 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`
- **2017-01-25** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-06** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-07** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-18** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-07** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa505f79-47a6-4ab5-9fbb-5759d5c19c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).