---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise conciliation rules in cases of divorce"
description: "Revise conciliation rules in cases of divorce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 268"
citation: "Montana HB 268 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon Greef"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 70
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7f85265-4b94-488f-ac11-02b45839d9b1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=268&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "8579ccc3d7ee1ab0a3db58b1de6a64096f6e76a60acb4662472903fe8c6bd87a"
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 268 (2019) — Revise conciliation rules in cases of divorce

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0268_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0268_1.pdf)
2. **HB0268_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0268_2.pdf)
3. **HB0268_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0268_3.pdf)
4. **HB0268_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0268_4.pdf)
5. **HB0268_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0268_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0268.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **62–37** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Farris-Olsen D/PASS — **44–56** (fail) · lower
- Do Pass — **63–36** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **62–38** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **60–40** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sharon Greef — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-01-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-21** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-29** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-30** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-31** Hearing
- **2019-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-02-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-07** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2019-02-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-11** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Segregated from Committee of the Whole Report
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-03** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-08** Hearing
- **2019-04-08** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-08** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7f85265-4b94-488f-ac11-02b45839d9b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).