---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state medical examiner laws"
description: "Generally revise state medical examiner laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 71"
citation: "Montana HB 71 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dcc3632-df66-45ec-8718-9175911cb153"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=71&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "deaa3805badd65052caaf68518f122d3c406dbc02846dd76396bdd79bfbb077b"
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 71 (2019) — Generally revise state medical examiner laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0071_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0071_1.pdf)
2. **HB0071_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0071_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0071.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-11** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-27** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-27** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-06** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-17** Hearing
- **2019-01-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Hearing
- **2019-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-15** Returned to House
- **2019-02-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-25** Signed by President
- **2019-02-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dcc3632-df66-45ec-8718-9175911cb153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).