---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to adoption"
description: "Revise laws related to adoption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 560"
citation: "Montana HB 560 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T20:10:18+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:18:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/567a9c77-5ab8-4ed2-89d0-999047ac77c3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3763"
source_hash: "d5007215b4d33e634498616713829e1abcfbd8fc0e507a9bde0999a931210b1e"
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 560 (2023) — Revise laws related to adoption

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0560.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8906)
2. **HB0560.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8905)
3. **HB0560_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8909)
4. **HB0560_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8911)
5. **HB0560_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8910)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **68–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **41–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:18:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T20:37:26+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:36:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:03:54+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:31:51+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T16:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T21:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T19:24:36+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-16T18:03:13+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-16T14:55:03+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-15T16:18:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-14T20:46:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-14T16:25:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-14T14:18:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-10T00:13:48+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09T18:01:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-03T17:19:23+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T16:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T21:34:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-24T20:41:00+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`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T15:07:06+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-16T20:31:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:47:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T16:55:40+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T16:19:07+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T14:41:37+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-14T19:04:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T14:46:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T14:45:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T00:07:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T18:49:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T18:28:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T18:28:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T15:29:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-12T17:30:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-09T22:22:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-09T21:20:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-08T18:21:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-13T17:39:51+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-05T19:28:08+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-11T20:10:18+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/567a9c77-5ab8-4ed2-89d0-999047ac77c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).