---
type: "Bill"
title: "Direct DPHHS to develop a strategic plan for prevention programs"
description: "Direct DPHHS to develop a strategic plan for prevention programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 604"
citation: "Montana HB 604 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica Karjala"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-17"
last_action: "2019-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/362be327-1511-4c1b-a73a-2c85278b575c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=604&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "3fa07cfa134e53e6a1f9548a7dae8a0af65f280f4d158c71ec721cf6b63e6886"
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 604 (2019) — Direct DPHHS to develop a strategic plan for prevention programs

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0604_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0604_1.pdf)
2. **HB0604_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0604_2.pdf)
3. **HB0604_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0604_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0604.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jessica Karjala — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-17** Draft Request Received
- **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 [KWK]
- **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
- **2019-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-27** Hearing
- **2019-02-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-02-28** 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`
- **2019-03-25** Hearing
- **2019-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-03** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Returned to House
- **2019-04-04** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-13** Signed by President
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-29** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/362be327-1511-4c1b-a73a-2c85278b575c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).