---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require review of regulations related to DD community services"
description: "Require review of regulations related to DD community services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Montana SB 5 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-09-14"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/339206d4-3ebc-491d-b7b4-baa259382c21"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=5&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "10c7ad81c31162a7d55908f58f455a3d4d243b5e0718b78d3c393df70abf6d5d"
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 5 (2019) — Require review of regulations related to DD community services

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0005_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0005_1.pdf)
2. **SB0005_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0005_2.pdf)
3. **SB0005_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0005_3.pdf)
4. **SB0005_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0005_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0005.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diane Sands — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-10-10** Draft in Edit
- **2018-10-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-10-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-07** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-11-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `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 House
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-26** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-27** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-27** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-03** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-15** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/339206d4-3ebc-491d-b7b4-baa259382c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).