---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community crisis for people who have developmental disabilities"
description: "Community crisis for people who have developmental disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 691"
citation: "Montana HB 691 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Rule Making", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis R Lenz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 77
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-12-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92f6c3c1-09f5-436a-821c-103ecee100ad"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=691&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e48d4b515458944c5e79dcab0571f564bcef567f525570af2aeba33c01ad4bfb"
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 691 (2021) — Community crisis for people who have developmental disabilities

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0691_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0691_1.pdf)
2. **HB0691_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0691_2.pdf)
3. **HB0691_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0691_3.pdf)
4. **HB0691_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0691_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0691.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Lenz D/PASS — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dennis R Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-31** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-26** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-26** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-01** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-18** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-03-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-19** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-29** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-06** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-06** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-04-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Returned with Governor's Line-item Veto `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-19** Veto Override Vote Mail Poll Letter Being Prepared
- **2021-05-25** Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- **2021-06-18** Veto Override Failed in Legislature `veto-override-failure`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-09** 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/92f6c3c1-09f5-436a-821c-103ecee100ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).