---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to permanency of youth in foster care"
description: "Revise laws relating to permanency of youth in foster care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 351"
citation: "Montana HB 351 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 57
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-21"
last_action: "2017-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee33fe06-36fb-47a0-ba45-ecb2bd09c576"
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=LC1091&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "be978a944703404a289ee756b6e431c26a30c9215e32773524a4ba6ff2ca494d"
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 351 (2017) — Revise laws relating to permanency of youth in foster care

## 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/HB0351.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-21** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-28** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-13** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-11** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-30** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-06** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-06** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-02-21** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-02-27** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2017-02-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-07** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-08** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-23** Hearing
- **2017-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-27** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-27** Returned to House
- **2017-03-28** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-29** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-04** Signed by President
- **2017-04-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee33fe06-36fb-47a0-ba45-ecb2bd09c576`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).