---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to adult protective services"
description: "Revise laws related to adult protective services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 34"
citation: "Montana SB 34 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging and Senior Citizens (same as: Senior Citizens)", "Crimes", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Lynch"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-08-31T17:10:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-17T18:33:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55d0e69c-1549-46c1-90b1-f8ed0d9a952e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0274"
source_hash: "906e4dc0f6f8687a1dfb656a16786aa29c62b18fbfe3eb4b7e88ee0fccd25224"
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 34 (2023) — Revise laws related to adult protective services

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0034.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3184)
2. **SB0034.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3183)
3. **SB0034.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3185)
4. **SB0034.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3182)
5. **SB0034001SCS15249.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10449)
6. **SB0034002SCS19681.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10448)
7. **SB0034_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1906)
8. **SB0034_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1907)
9. **SB0034_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1905)
10. **SB0034_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1908)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryan Lynch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17T18:33:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-02-16T22:25:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-10T22:47:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10T19:26:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-10T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-08T20:12:52+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-08T20:12:51+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T16:13:21+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-03T21:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T14:04:58+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-01-31T22:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T21:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:24:26+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-25T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-01-25T00:39:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-01-23T22:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-19T20:19:43+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T18:38:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T17:23:15+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-16T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-13T20:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T21:02:53+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-10T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T16:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T14:25:01+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T22:00:10+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:51:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-28T23:55:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T23:21:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-06T16:31:02+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-03T17:23:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-02T23:08:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-02T21:20:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-02T21:20:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-02T19:51:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-02T19:25:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-30T20:02:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-30T17:40:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-31T17:10:54+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/55d0e69c-1549-46c1-90b1-f8ed0d9a952e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).