---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise workers' compensation laws"
description: "Generally revise workers' compensation laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 757"
citation: "Montana HB 757 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)", "Revenue", "State", "Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Derek J Harvey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-29"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3905dc32-8a63-4809-8e38-a8b066bf16cc"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=757&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "511b7888fe8dd649072706e577c83ddb01315d897bfa5af071964bcddf1f62cb"
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 757 (2019) — Generally revise workers' compensation laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0757_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0757_1.pdf)
2. **HB0757_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0757_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0757.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **81–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **73–26** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Derek J Harvey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-29** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-21** Draft On Hold
- **2019-03-19** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-03-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-03-21** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Edit
- **2019-03-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-03-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-22** Executive Director Review
- **2019-03-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-03-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-25** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-27** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **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`
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to House
- **2019-04-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-17** 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/3905dc32-8a63-4809-8e38-a8b066bf16cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).