---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise order of protection laws regarding incapacitated persons"
description: "Revise order of protection laws regarding incapacitated persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 480"
citation: "Montana HB 480 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates and Trusts", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68b073e2-3112-48ec-859c-a3eb9448dd48"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=480&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e1e39c445a4da9279527d72ccb2278ad3c6b6fc3f81685a98b8ebc411600cdab"
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 480 (2021) — Revise order of protection laws regarding incapacitated persons

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0480_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0480_1.pdf)
2. **HB0480_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0480_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0480.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-13** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `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** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Returned to House
- **2021-04-07** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-08** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by President
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** 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/68b073e2-3112-48ec-859c-a3eb9448dd48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).