---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to sexual assault evidence kits"
description: "Generally revise laws related to sexual assault evidence kits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 640"
citation: "Montana HB 640 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Naarah Hastings"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-20T18:21:55+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T16:04:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5cbc2c-d9c9-460c-ad23-e6398c7250a6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1446"
source_hash: "8436ac80d1d9a7c5893f9713fdf3ab493a83cf08800c7b470a313992fddffb99"
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 640 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to sexual assault evidence kits

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0640_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9527)
2. **HB0640_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9526)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Naarah Hastings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T16:04:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T15:08:00+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`
- **2023-04-19T00:59:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:22:02+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T14:26:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T22:18:48+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-13T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:16:00+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
- **2023-03-14T13:49:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T16:50:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02T03:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-02T02:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T21:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T22:12:39+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:49:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T14:00:40+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T22:31:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20T17:57:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T17:47:16+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T16:57:49+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T22:21:41+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T01:06:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T20:21:28+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T20:21:22+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T18:02:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T16:38:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-14T02:09:42+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T02:09:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T18:47:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-13T17:38:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T21:52:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T21:27:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T21:19:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-10T20:50:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T18:41:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-10T17:42:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-20T18:21:55+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/5e5cbc2c-d9c9-460c-ad23-e6398c7250a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).