---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protect vulnerable persons from sexual misconduct"
description: "Protect vulnerable persons from sexual misconduct"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 282"
citation: "Montana HB 282 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley M Loge"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c317868b-8c74-4d0e-8466-36c53f82727e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=282&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "c429fd18ca8b15b1a10738f663dd45e3b44856197d03ad276824d074f3716c41"
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 282 (2019) — Protect vulnerable persons from sexual misconduct

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0282_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0282_1.pdf)
2. **HB0282_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0282_2.pdf)
3. **HB0282_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0282_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0282.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley M Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-16** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-01-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-17** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Hearing
- **2019-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **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`
- **2019-03-15** Hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2019-03-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Signed by President
- **2019-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c317868b-8c74-4d0e-8466-36c53f82727e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).