---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernize child support statutes"
description: "Modernize child support statutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "Montana SB 64 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-14"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8829d5-730d-4012-b61e-866ed6e9246e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=64&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "15e0ebaeebb9624708ebe9eb7d72335b10592cb1848d45fbfef4277f2848e2c2"
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 64 (2019) — Modernize child support statutes

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0064_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0064_1.pdf)
2. **SB0064_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0064_2.pdf)
3. **SB0064_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0064_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0064.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **45–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diane Sands — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-30** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-11-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-10** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-10** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-15** Hearing
- **2019-01-17** 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 House
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8829d5-730d-4012-b61e-866ed6e9246e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).