---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for reinstatement of parental rights"
description: "Provide for reinstatement of parental rights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 603"
citation: "Montana HB 603 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Galloway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 56
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T01:59:47+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T18:07:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebc4cc6c-0aea-45fc-bf0c-8336e456e2ca"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2851"
source_hash: "620174e1fe47b7226a99a4789681edb4829f838aeecc2412ff815a810c751ad9"
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 603 (2023) — Provide for reinstatement of parental rights

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0603_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9338)
2. **HB0603_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9337)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **83–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T18:07:19+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T15:14:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T00:57:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:20:54+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:28:22+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T22:18:45+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-13T20:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T22:27:54+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T15:13:52+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:20:10+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T19:23:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T05:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T03:51:52+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-25T03:51:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-24T19:59:55+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-24T19:59:04+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-24T19:58:56+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-24T19:58:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-23T23:36:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:45+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:48:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20T17:43:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T17:41:45+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T15:49:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-16T15:44:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-16T15:44:19+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-14T15:06:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-13T18:15:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-12T20:52:28+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-12T20:52:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-12T14:21:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-11T21:26:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-10T20:16:26+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T20:16:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-10T18:42:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-10T16:42:00+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T15:17:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T13:27:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T20:40:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-04T20:45:34+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-06T23:56:55+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-04T01:59:47+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/ebc4cc6c-0aea-45fc-bf0c-8336e456e2ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).