---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise human trafficking laws"
description: "Generally revise human trafficking laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 749"
citation: "Montana HB 749 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Crimes", "Professions and Occupations E-N", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-07-29"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8ca5980-6728-436c-a9bd-4e01bdfcacc5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=749&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "dc6924ca16bd4a36678020c28d8f2d22947df659a1d40212976ec58d0c10b24a"
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 749 (2019) — Generally revise human trafficking laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0749_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0749_1.pdf)
2. **HB0749_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0749_2.pdf)
3. **HB0749_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0749_3.pdf)
4. **HB0749_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0749_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0749.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-29** Draft Request Received
- **2019-03-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-03-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-20** Draft in Edit
- **2019-03-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-03-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing
- **2019-03-28** 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`
- **2019-03-29** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-29** Hearing
- **2019-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-30** 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`
- **2019-04-11** Hearing
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-12** 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
- **2019-04-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-09** 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/c8ca5980-6728-436c-a9bd-4e01bdfcacc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).