---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require sharing of reports of abuse and neglect at Montana State Hospital"
description: "Require sharing of reports of abuse and neglect at Montana State Hospital"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Montana SB 4 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jen Gross"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-07-26T20:00:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-21T19:36:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f89e24b5-494a-4f3d-8da9-f383c76a06cb"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0159"
source_hash: "06f474a569a88f37f964d7a40e72a555b2ebdd4423090a522348d4dbec584953"
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 4 (2023) — Require sharing of reports of abuse and neglect at Montana State Hospital

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0004GovVeto.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4052)
2. **SB0004VetoPoll.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4053)
3. **SB0004_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=207)
4. **SB0004_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=206)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature — **111–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jen Gross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-21T19:36:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-09T16:26:25+00:00** (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature
- **2023-06-05T22:48:31+00:00** (H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- **2023-05-11T15:36:00+00:00** (S) Vetoed by Governor `executive-veto`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-04T20:11:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-04T20:02:49+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-27T18:07:10+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T21:52:03+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-24T19:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T20:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:00:00+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
- **2023-03-11T15:11:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:14:50+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:20:22+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-17T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T16:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-04T22:00:33+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:39:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T15:51:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:24:23+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T20:45:14+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-08T21:30:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-08T16:02:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-02T21:03:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-02T21:03:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-09-02T16:15:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-09-01T16:51:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-09-01T14:30:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-08-29T21:49:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-29T21:44:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-07-26T20:00:15+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/f89e24b5-494a-4f3d-8da9-f383c76a06cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).