---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide guidelines for assessing language development in deaf children"
description: "Provide guidelines for assessing language development in deaf children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 328"
citation: "Montana HB 328 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Connie Keogh"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-05"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aafb6f73-e42e-4e04-b860-c8778690987b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=328&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "068bd6ba8a8b9ed9e4252e8a36beed9052a9cf95c836a5a3951caf7ca7ee2506"
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 328 (2021) — Provide guidelines for assessing language development in deaf children

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0328_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0328_1.pdf)
2. **HB0328_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0328_2.pdf)
3. **HB0328_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0328_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0328.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **55–43** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Connie Keogh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-05** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-05** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-17** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-27** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-15** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-16** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-22** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Returned to House
- **2021-03-31** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aafb6f73-e42e-4e04-b860-c8778690987b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).