---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require DPHHS to monitor factors related to children's mental health outcomes"
description: "Require DPHHS to monitor factors related to children's mental health outcomes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 589"
citation: "Montana HB 589 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis R Lenz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-01"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e78e742a-050c-49d3-95bb-b6e52f7c405b"
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=LC1285&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "2e6b6e52319debcc9bca95b4cf2ea083184e96fb5f7bc459567102ee8186b1c0"
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 589 (2017) — Require DPHHS to monitor factors related to children's mental health outcomes

## 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/HB0589.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **12–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **71–29** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **57–43** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dennis R Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-01** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-09** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-04** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-17** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-13** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Hearing
- **2017-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-07** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-28** Signed by President
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e78e742a-050c-49d3-95bb-b6e52f7c405b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).