---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish reasonable childhood independence laws"
description: "Establish reasonable childhood independence laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 339"
citation: "Montana SB 339 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-06T18:22:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:20:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ea7320e-7d38-4426-a753-c4bf1ac9d3df"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0651"
source_hash: "9f465b5620b9e28a0d71329a39d76dc23518324b846047eeb0f0921a7a33dcbe"
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 339 (2023) — Establish reasonable childhood independence laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0339_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7409)
2. **SB0339_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7410)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **16–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:20:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:26:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T16:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:31:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:31:34+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:25:42+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:07+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T21:59:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T20:02:27+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:01:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T20:30:31+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-01T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T22:00:15+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T19:33:24+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T20:34:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:40:45+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T18:01:11+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T18:44:45+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-10T22:44:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T15:22:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T15:21:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T00:04:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-09T23:27:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-09T19:24:19+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T19:24:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-09T16:35:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T04:15:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-06T21:13:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-06T16:05:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-03T22:24:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-06T18:22:01+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/6ea7320e-7d38-4426-a753-c4bf1ac9d3df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).