---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally language assessment laws for deaf and hard of hearing children"
description: "Generally language assessment laws for deaf and hard of hearing children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 619"
citation: "Montana HB 619 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools and Education", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Connie Keogh"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-23T16:45:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:06:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e69bf9a-35d5-42ef-8bb0-1890e4c5fdd3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4272"
source_hash: "6fc9ea388f5f4866b8245966febce1f380f5274b9957d3966aa08670c8c60027"
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 619 (2023) — Generally language assessment laws for deaf and hard of hearing children

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0619.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9426)
2. **HB0619.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9424)
3. **HB0619.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9425)
4. **HB0619.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9427)
5. **HB0619001SCH18812.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9428)
6. **HB0619002SCH18812.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9429)
7. **HB0619_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9432)
8. **HB0619_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9434)
9. **HB0619_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9431)
10. **HB0619_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9433)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Connie Keogh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:06:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:21:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28T18:53:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28T18:53:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:24:21+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T22:27:30+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-04T19:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T21:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T23:49:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-30T18:41:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T23:05:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:13+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:34:51+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T16:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T02:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:34:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-02T01:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T17:59:03+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-01T16:32:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-28T23:37:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-28T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-25T22:20:46+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-21T21:08:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20T17:47:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T23:39:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-17T15:20:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T15:17:29+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T15:09:40+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-13T19:22:20+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-11T21:25:35+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-11T21:25:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T22:10:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-10T20:55:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-10T16:16:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T16:16:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-10T01:30:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T21:55:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-07T21:19:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T19:45:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T14:30:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-23T16:45:50+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/4e69bf9a-35d5-42ef-8bb0-1890e4c5fdd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).