---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise DNA evidence laws regarding minors"
description: "Generally revise DNA evidence laws regarding minors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 262"
citation: "Montana SB 262 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Evidence", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-11"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39cd3f1e-1e9e-4935-9f48-45c27a08b010"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=262&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "e52783ba73679bac6a111a0359bc82d1b4ed7aa973bdc6520fcfeecbcd84adb9"
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 SB 262 (2019) — Generally revise DNA evidence laws regarding minors

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0262_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0262_1.pdf)
2. **SB0262_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0262_2.pdf)
3. **SB0262_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0262_3.pdf)
4. **SB0262_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0262_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0262.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **51–46** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-11** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-19** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-09** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-01-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-08** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-11** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Hearing
- **2019-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-29** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-04-01** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-23** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** 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/39cd3f1e-1e9e-4935-9f48-45c27a08b010`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).