---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise criminal records laws"
description: "Generally revise criminal records laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 47"
citation: "Montana HB 47 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Moore"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/166f971f-cd0c-4ccc-acfd-aa7bc886f1ca"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=47&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "08ee3926dfbc29f54f775fa8b569904bc7d736b54c77e56f45ebb412e85fdfdf"
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 47 (2019) — Generally revise criminal records laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0047_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0047_1.pdf)
2. **HB0047_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0047_2.pdf)
3. **HB0047_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0047_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0047.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Moore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-06** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-06** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-29** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-30** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Returned to House
- **2019-02-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-19** Signed by President
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-27** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/166f971f-cd0c-4ccc-acfd-aa7bc886f1ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).