---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate certain DPHHS statutorily required reports"
description: "Eliminate certain DPHHS statutorily required reports"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 36"
citation: "Montana SB 36 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Social Services", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-31T17:04:22+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T20:42:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5e48977-8271-4f4a-b10c-853adbdcfe35"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0264"
source_hash: "a52b32e365722842b97165a69d9f96b4610d09d4bffe6ebfae361873f025913f"
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 36 (2023) — Eliminate certain DPHHS statutorily required reports

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0036.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3187)
2. **SB0036.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3191)
3. **SB0036.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3188)
4. **SB0036.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3186)
5. **SB0036.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3189)
6. **SB0036.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3190)
7. **SB0036001SCS15249.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10480)
8. **SB0036001SCS20545.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10479)
9. **SB0036_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1912)
10. **SB0036_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1911)
11. **SB0036_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1913)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **84–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T20:42:07+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T17:49:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12T17:25:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05T22:45:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-03T20:03:06+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T20:03:05+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-23T18:14:41+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-23T17:56:25+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-22T21:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21T19:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:15:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T21:29:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-19T21:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T22:00:18+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-16T21:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T15:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T19:50:57+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-06T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:52:29+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-28T23:56:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T23:20:53+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-07T21:53:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:06:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T17:02:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T20:50:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T20:50:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-25T23:58:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-25T20:22:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-22T16:09:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-22T02:03:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-31T17:04:22+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/d5e48977-8271-4f4a-b10c-853adbdcfe35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).