---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restrict use of restraints on youth"
description: "Restrict use of restraints on youth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 742"
citation: "Montana HB 742 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-09T14:31:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:48:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01b5ef7e-34a9-4ad3-ba8d-02ad0c90c1e6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3544"
source_hash: "19f080b2e3ff7ec4b275f13d2410cdc51e019fe1382f34b79427ce23ac421c9e"
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 742 (2023) — Restrict use of restraints on youth

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0742.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10652)
2. **HB0742.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10653)
3. **HB0742_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=143693)
4. **HB0742_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=143692)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) Tabled in Committee — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:48:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:27:12+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T22:02:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T22:01:59+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:38:30+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T15:15:13+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-05-02T00:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T21:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:19:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:52:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:37+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:16:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T02:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T00:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T13:38:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-24T14:00:24+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:10:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:35:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T04:51:46+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T01:48:50+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T19:55:37+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T23:34:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T22:04:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T22:04:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T20:31:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T19:03:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T18:49:37+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T18:49:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T17:42:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T17:38:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T20:29:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T18:40:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-16T18:28:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-16T01:10:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-09T14:31:05+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/01b5ef7e-34a9-4ad3-ba8d-02ad0c90c1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).