---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to collection of genetic material for newborn screenings"
description: "Revise laws related to collection of genetic material for newborn screenings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 682"
citation: "Montana HB 682 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-21T20:07:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-28T01:01:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6070fa32-5d2f-401f-8b0e-2979c4e1425d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1451"
source_hash: "241e3769fb3586ddad539521beb2628cd02fc5777e97fbefd25961421d8978a6"
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 682 (2023) — Revise laws related to collection of genetic material for newborn screenings

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0682.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9846)
2. **HB0682.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9847)
3. **HB0682001SCH17703.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11165)
4. **HB0682_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9849)
5. **HB0682_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9850)
6. **HB0682_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9848)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-28T01:01:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T14:49:00+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`
- **2023-04-17T17:16:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:16:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:31:26+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T21:48:20+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-11T19:37:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:38:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:20:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T22:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T23:49:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T23:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T22:16:16+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-24T14:00:59+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:22+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:44:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T01:35:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T00:59:23+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-18T21:09:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T00:09:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T00:09:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T22:33:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T22:26:42+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T21:36:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T21:36:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T18:50:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T18:40:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-15T23:06:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T23:00:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T21:48:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T18:37:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T16:49:27+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-26T15:53:58+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-21T20:07:54+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/6070fa32-5d2f-401f-8b0e-2979c4e1425d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).