---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require consideration of harm of removal in child abuse and neglect cases"
description: "Require consideration of harm of removal in child abuse and neglect cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 513"
citation: "Montana HB 513 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Carlson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-13T22:59:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:57:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f784be1a-c263-4983-a4a4-5ed363f807f9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1148"
source_hash: "f22ec3e228f6c9f137970f60b854840fe50d9555c01dbb99d4c80b6f37626d36"
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 513 (2023) — Require consideration of harm of removal in child abuse and neglect cases

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0513.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8387)
2. **HB0513.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8388)
3. **HB0513.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8385)
4. **HB0513.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8386)
5. **HB0513_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8391)
6. **HB0513_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8392)
7. **HB0513_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8390)
8. **HB0513_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8393)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **94–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Carlson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:57:09+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T21:12:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T17:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-24T20:39:56+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24T20:39:55+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:23:49+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T19:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T21:52:52+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-30T20:56:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T21:00:40+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T19:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T19:25:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-16T18:10:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-15T19:25:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-15T14:55:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T20:35:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-02T16:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02T02:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-02T02:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T22:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T21:18:44+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-24T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T15:52:10+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-20T22:00:21+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:15:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T15:53:27+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T17:10:28+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T14:30:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-10T14:46:50+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-09T18:11:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-09T14:43:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-09T14:43:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-09T12:38:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-08T22:36:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-08T22:14:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-08T22:14:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-08T19:35:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-08T17:06:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-05T16:40:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-04T23:53:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-04T21:15:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-13T22:59:56+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f784be1a-c263-4983-a4a4-5ed363f807f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).