---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend child support obligation for children with disabilities"
description: "Extend child support obligation for children with disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 726"
citation: "Montana HB 726 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-16"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba58cb8-6264-429e-bcf1-05218b45d674"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=726&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "03698f3c5b47f0784b0b247da1a61bcafd5be8231290dd072c70a4bd2b5c4031"
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 726 (2019) — Extend child support obligation for children with disabilities

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0726_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0726_1.pdf)
2. **HB0726_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0726_2.pdf)
3. **HB0726_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0726_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0726.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **65–34** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2019-03-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-03-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-19** Draft in Edit
- **2019-03-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-03-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-21** Executive Director Review
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-03-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-26** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-03-26** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-27** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-27** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** Hearing
- **2019-04-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Returned to House
- **2019-04-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bba58cb8-6264-429e-bcf1-05218b45d674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).