---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise criminal procedure laws related to sexual offenses"
description: "Revise criminal procedure laws related to sexual offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 590"
citation: "Montana HB 590 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Fern"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f4c7a62-1753-4250-ac4a-4a3b1fa4985e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=590&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "33a24a053f6fae33ba2e5a740db5684bfe048a27b817f105ad7886eb7321ddc9"
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 590 (2019) — Revise criminal procedure laws related to sexual offenses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0590_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0590_1.pdf)
2. **HB0590_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0590_2.pdf)
3. **HB0590_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0590_3.pdf)
4. **HB0590_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0590_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0590.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **91–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Fern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-24** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-07** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Hearing
- **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`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing
- **2019-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-06** 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 with Amendments
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-13** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f4c7a62-1753-4250-ac4a-4a3b1fa4985e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).