---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require DPHHS to develop a strategic plan to reduce child abuse and neglect"
description: "Require DPHHS to develop a strategic plan to reduce child abuse and neglect"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 517"
citation: "Montana HB 517 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-12"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/340844e2-b748-4a81-936a-db782477328b"
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=LC0783&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e32bda05102bc3205a39058c4a4306e29ba6a49d2555a2a53f5749c1c335ea2f"
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 517 (2017) — Require DPHHS to develop a strategic plan to reduce child abuse and neglect

## 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/HB0517.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **77–23** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **71–28** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **9–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-12** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-17** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-28** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-02** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-22** Hearing
- **2017-02-24** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-27** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-27** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-27** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 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`
- **2017-03-22** Hearing
- **2017-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to House
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** 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/340844e2-b748-4a81-936a-db782477328b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).