---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise confidentiality provisions related to child protective services cases"
description: "Revise confidentiality provisions related to child protective services cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 116"
citation: "Montana SB 116 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 17
action_count: 58
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2022-10-03T18:22:34+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:59:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29e42806-5168-477e-9643-c6377f80403d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0550"
source_hash: "4cec95e162be7efc2ad8bd5256999d71bb41fbb1306b2fc2ceb802d6adafba63"
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 SB 116 (2023) — Revise confidentiality provisions related to child protective services cases

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0116.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3842)
2. **SB0116.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3845)
3. **SB0116.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3844)
4. **SB0116.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3847)
5. **SB0116.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3848)
6. **SB0116.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3843)
7. **SB0116.002.003(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12178)
8. **SB0116.002.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3088)
9. **SB0116.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3849)
10. **SB0116.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3846)
11. **SB0116001SCS.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10796)
12. **SB0116001SCS15249.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10797)
13. **SB0116001SCS20545.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10798)
14. **SB0116_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3040)
15. **SB0116_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3039)
16. **SB0116_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3038)
17. **SB0116_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3037)

## Votes

- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **81–16** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **81–14** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:59:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:27:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-08T21:02:23+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-08T21:02:22+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-05T17:14:11+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-02T22:19:35+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T18:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T22:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T22:50:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-25T18:00:02+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-25T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-21T21:25:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-19T22:47:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-19T00:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:12:57+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T20:28:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-20T19:57:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:22:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T21:47:34+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-20T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T21:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T15:32:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T22:00:40+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T23:54:02+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-04T22:57:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04T22:03:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T22:02:46+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T21:44:33+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T23:24:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T18:25:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T18:25:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-26T20:51:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-21T21:27:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-21T18:54:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-21T18:54:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-21T17:39:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-16T19:17:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-13T18:21:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-13T17:05:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-07T20:11:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-03T18:22:34+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/29e42806-5168-477e-9643-c6377f80403d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).