---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing educational requirements for child welfare system supervisors"
description: "Establishing educational requirements for child welfare system supervisors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 416"
citation: "Montana HB 416 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis R Lenz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-10-01"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46e5e23c-989a-4db4-af57-1c029610d7f9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=416&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "2779c5fe66fbb1854bc6bbb8302d93cbfae979001ff63c5eff53020b06e9bc68"
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 416 (2021) — Establishing educational requirements for child welfare system supervisors

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0416_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0416_1.pdf)
2. **HB0416_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0416_2.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0416.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **60–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dennis R Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-01** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-19** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/46e5e23c-989a-4db4-af57-1c029610d7f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).