---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise procedural requirements in child abuse and neglect proceedings"
description: "Revise procedural requirements in child abuse and neglect proceedings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 184"
citation: "Montana SB 184 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 61
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-10-03T15:03:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-29T17:37:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/733bdac0-5f22-4b8e-9c0f-9075f86fa607"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0527"
source_hash: "53fc3d49241744b9dd10da6029a239ad3c1ffaadace2da96082887548f95bb7c"
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 184 (2023) — Revise procedural requirements in child abuse and neglect proceedings

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0184.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4937)
2. **SB0184.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4938)
3. **SB0184.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10384)
4. **SB0184.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4940)
5. **SB0184.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4939)
6. **SB0184GovAmd.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10385)
7. **SB0184_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4865)
8. **SB0184_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4863)
9. **SB0184_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4864)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **88–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **42–58** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **65–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-29T17:37:00+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-29T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-20T20:54:07+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20T19:45:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-06-20T18:50:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-06-10T14:05:58+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-06-10T14:05:57+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-06-09T18:30:51+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-11T19:07:37+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-05-03T02:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-03T00:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T20:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T00:16:00+00:00** (S) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:55:06+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:55:05+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T17:54:33+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:12:14+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:51:59+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T17:59:24+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-27T20:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:36:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T21:55:18+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-01T21:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T21:44:45+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-24T16:00:53+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T00:12:53+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-18T20:09:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:46:42+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T23:18:12+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-17T23:08:07+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T00:50:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T19:57:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T19:57:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T18:43:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T15:42:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-09T19:07:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-09T19:07:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-09T17:43:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-07T20:02:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-06T20:42:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-06T16:21:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-05T20:28:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-03T15:03:32+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/733bdac0-5f22-4b8e-9c0f-9075f86fa607`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).