---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate the HELP Act oversight committee"
description: "Eliminate the HELP Act oversight committee"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 83"
citation: "Montana HB 83 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-07-24"
last_action: "2019-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57ca6124-3a2f-4894-b174-88f4b32ee711"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=83&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "4e340a344342c01c35d8f0bc2179e5077f36f088e2b5c889ea4ca3cf3e3f2bb6"
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 83 (2019) — Eliminate the HELP Act oversight committee

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0083_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0083_1.pdf)
2. **HB0083_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0083_2.pdf)
3. **HB0083_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0083_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0083.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **71–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-24** 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
- **2018-11-28** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **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
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2019-02-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-19** Signed by President
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-27** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57ca6124-3a2f-4894-b174-88f4b32ee711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).