---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to the temporary assistance for needy families program"
description: "Revise laws relating to the temporary assistance for needy families program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 79"
citation: "Montana HB 79 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Welch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-09-14"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e089973a-d782-4010-a5fe-9c61a6477454"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=79&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "bf83711e5413a0848fa9b7ed329ed768c0e7e3fede49684d0470e1e27db6d98f"
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 79 (2019) — Revise laws relating to the temporary assistance for needy families program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0079_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0079_1.pdf)
2. **HB0079_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0079_2.pdf)
3. **HB0079_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0079_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0079.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **78–18** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-10** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-11** 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`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Hearing
- **2019-02-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-07** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-21** 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/e089973a-d782-4010-a5fe-9c61a6477454`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).