---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to misrepresented service animals"
description: "Revise laws related to misrepresented service animals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 439"
citation: "Montana HB 439 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Discrimination and Human Rights", "Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley M Loge"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 76
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccb82048-cb39-44dc-9f4c-94e92a992e65"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=439&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "8d56687a7cf55499ce5562ebcd1c9ee8a90fe81a17da7f82b9f4374667a25cb9"
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 439 (2019) — Revise laws related to misrepresented service animals

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0439_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0439_1.pdf)
2. **HB0439_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0439_2.pdf)
3. **HB0439_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0439_3.pdf)
4. **HB0439_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0439_4.pdf)
5. **HB0439_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0439_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0439.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley M Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-02** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-17** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-06** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-06** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-14** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-14** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-15** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-15** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-15** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-15** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-02-20** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-11** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Hearing
- **2019-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-30** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-01** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-02** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-10** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **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/ccb82048-cb39-44dc-9f4c-94e92a992e65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).