---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify language in the MCA that may diminish the dignity of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing"
description: "Modify language in the MCA that may diminish the dignity of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 184"
citation: "Montana HB 184 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Developmental Disabilities", "Discrimination", "Education - K-12", "Elections", "Insurance", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Connie Keogh"]
version_count: 28
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-12T00:40:22+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-06T03:10:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e63894e-81f3-4706-aea3-9007388cd16c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1219?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "2bc0b361baccc6b25f062f1099def6d3d85229bd147546eaa18eded4222cea3a"
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 HB 184 (2025) — Modify language in the MCA that may diminish the dignity of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0184.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272775)
2. **HB0184.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272777)
3. **HB0184_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271445)
4. **HB0184_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274232)
5. **HB0184_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274233)
6. **HB0184_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274234)
7. **HB0184_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274235)
8. **HB0184_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275542)
9. **HB0184_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276584)
10. **HB0184_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271164)
11. **HB0184_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274244)
12. **HB0184_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307776)
13. **HB0184_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307781)
14. **HB0184_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274249)
15. **HB0184_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274277)
16. **HB0184_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274280)
17. **HB0184_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274284)
18. **HB0184_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275552)
19. **HB0184_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276594)
20. **HB0184_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277459)
21. **HB0184_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300643)
22. **HB0184_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274241)
23. **HB0184_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316811)
24. **HB0184_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320387)
25. **HB0184_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324610)
26. **HB0184_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326096)
27. **HB0184_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310871)
28. **LC1219.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269357)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **81–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Connie Keogh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-12T00:40:22+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-13T16:35:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-13T22:28:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-20T00:27:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-21T00:41:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-23T16:23:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-24T15:44:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-13T15:26:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-13T21:17:41+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-14T17:16:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14T20:07:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15T00:21:58+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-01-24T00:12:54+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T01:43:28+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:29:57+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:49:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T20:29:29+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T18:27:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T22:57:37+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-03-28T23:15:54+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-03-31T19:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:26:01+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-10T23:39:36+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22T13:30:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-22T18:10:24+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:03:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-06T03:10:46+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e63894e-81f3-4706-aea3-9007388cd16c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).