---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise child sex trafficking laws"
description: "Generally revise child sex trafficking laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 549"
citation: "Montana HB 549 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-30"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b55d5da-4119-4100-9828-262b6ad899b1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=549&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "829de147933f3c5f0b5a6ee21433713c0f9c711e999b2b9e9508103a9b42bcee"
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 549 (2019) — Generally revise child sex trafficking laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0549_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0549_1.pdf)
2. **HB0549_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0549_2.pdf)
3. **HB0549_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0549_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0549.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **40–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **90–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-07** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-05** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-22** Hearing
- **2019-02-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to House
- **2019-04-08** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b55d5da-4119-4100-9828-262b6ad899b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).