---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise definition of elder abuse"
description: "Revise definition of elder abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 324"
citation: "Montana SB 324 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Revenue", "State", "Senior Citizens (see also: Retirement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Jacobson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-11-14"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59b95a0a-261a-4e4d-8aec-735470376cff"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=324&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "c54301e136f86c138f229fe01a3ff7554c3890240bfe44af161c64188825c19b"
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 324 (2019) — Revise definition of elder abuse

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0324_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0324_1.pdf)
2. **SB0324_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0324_2.pdf)
3. **SB0324_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0324_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0324.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Take SB 324 from Comm to 2nd Reading March 29-Jacobson — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Jacobson D/PASS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **40–9** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **21–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Jacobson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-19** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-26** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-03-28** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to House
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Hearing
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15** Hearing
- **2019-04-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-24** 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/59b95a0a-261a-4e4d-8aec-735470376cff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).