---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require school districts to address suicide prevention and response"
description: "Require school districts to address suicide prevention and response"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 381"
citation: "Montana HB 381 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Safety (see also: Health)", "Schools and Education", "State/Other Government Levels", "Immunity From Suit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis R Lenz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ccf46f7-d0b7-4681-92da-869c2be8975b"
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=LC2028&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "03f90ac3517bf67af73e97a85cee9cfbd6891a934a2925eba5a75f2bbfe4d478"
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 381 (2017) — Require school districts to address suicide prevention and response

## 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/HB0381.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **87–12** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **14–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **46–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dennis R Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-30** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ccf46f7-d0b7-4681-92da-869c2be8975b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).