---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement provisions of HB2, Section D, subcommittee on justice system"
description: "Implement provisions of HB2, Section D, subcommittee on justice system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 684"
citation: "Montana HB 684 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 78
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2018-12-04"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff56756b-8aa9-4471-adfa-b9198a9fb29b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=684&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "37205f0ba528df6b61347de95ecdb889231e354c8ee4dc8e1640907b7bb9a7a1"
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 684 (2019) — Implement provisions of HB2, Section D, subcommittee on justice system

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0684_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0684_1.pdf)
2. **HB0684_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0684_2.pdf)
3. **HB0684_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0684_3.pdf)
4. **HB0684_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0684_4.pdf)
5. **HB0684_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0684_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0684.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **93–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-04** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-20** Draft On Hold
- **2019-03-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-03-13** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-03-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-13** Draft in Edit
- **2019-03-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-03-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-03-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-13** Executive Director Review
- **2019-03-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-03-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-14** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-14** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-03-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-03-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-14** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-21** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-21** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-27** 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`
- **2019-04-03** Hearing
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-04** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-11** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-13** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-15** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2019-04-17** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-17** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-18** Hearing
- **2019-04-18** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-18** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-23** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2019-04-23** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-24** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2019-04-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** 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/ff56756b-8aa9-4471-adfa-b9198a9fb29b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).