---
type: "Bill"
title: "Withhold entitlement share for non-compliance with child abuse reporting requirements"
description: "Withhold entitlement share for non-compliance with child abuse reporting requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 625"
citation: "Montana HB 625 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Courts", "Criminal Procedure", "Family Law", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 38
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-14T17:25:17+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T17:02:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7a0c276-69b7-4b20-afba-d0e2bec382dc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3442?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "bc813b4a4453f21a970a7b9d159d99ef18e55997e2dd82b0e3ba2ae419334612"
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 625 (2025) — Withhold entitlement share for non-compliance with child abuse reporting requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0625.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289548)
2. **HB0625.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289547)
3. **HB0625_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285597)
4. **HB0625_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290164)
5. **HB0625_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290169)
6. **HB0625_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290170)
7. **HB0625_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290171)
8. **HB0625_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290172)
9. **HB0625_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285359)
10. **HB0625_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290175)
11. **HB0625_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290212)
12. **HB0625_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290213)
13. **HB0625_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293341)
14. **HB0625_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304774)
15. **HB0625_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311786)
16. **HB0625_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311790)
17. **HB0625_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290177)
18. **HB0625_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290203)
19. **HB0625_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290204)
20. **HB0625_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290205)
21. **HB0625_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290206)
22. **HB0625_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290207)
23. **HB0625_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290208)
24. **HB0625_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290211)
25. **HB0625_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290173)
26. **HB0625_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311794)
27. **HB0625_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326879)
28. **HB0625_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327810)
29. **HB0625_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313146)
30. **HB0625_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313147)
31. **HB0625_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317108)
32. **HB0625_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320673)
33. **HB0625_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321610)
34. **HB0625_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321611)
35. **HB0625_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321612)
36. **HB0625_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324698)
37. **HB0625_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311791)
38. **LC3442.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284128)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **60–39** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **63–36** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T17:25:17+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-14T21:45:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-15T19:34:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-19T15:52:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-19T17:10:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-19T18:12:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-19T20:31:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-19T23:45:18+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-21T14:44:43+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-21T14:47:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-21T18:35:19+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T19:54:07+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T21:14:15+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-26T21:24:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-27T00:20:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-27T16:20:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-28T19:19:43+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T22:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T22:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T02:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T15:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T19:13:53+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:49:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21T23:18:49+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-27T21:04:28+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T16:43:20+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T19:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-14T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T20:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:21:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T11:45:45+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T23:00:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-24T21:45:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T17:02:59+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/b7a0c276-69b7-4b20-afba-d0e2bec382dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).