---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws"
description: "Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Montana SB 147 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 48
action_count: 53
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:10:54+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:16:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaacd39b-281d-42dc-bec9-8cc37bef5524"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1347?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "57064a1dbc90184d3302b5653022435fb0027c3cb3109e5d309ba494565e86de"
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 147 (2025) — Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1347.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270880)
2. **SB0147.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277493)
3. **SB0147.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280312)
4. **SB0147.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280313)
5. **SB0147.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277489)
6. **SB0147.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279978)
7. **SB0147.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283953)
8. **SB0147.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283954)
9. **SB0147.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280273)
10. **SB0147.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299388)
11. **SB0147.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299386)
12. **SB0147.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302153)
13. **SB0147.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302154)
14. **SB0147_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272229)
15. **SB0147_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275315)
16. **SB0147_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276368)
17. **SB0147_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287816)
18. **SB0147_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305978)
19. **SB0147_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306499)
20. **SB0147_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306500)
21. **SB0147_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306501)
22. **SB0147_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306502)
23. **SB0147_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271512)
24. **SB0147_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306787)
25. **SB0147_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306793)
26. **SB0147_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307889)
27. **SB0147_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309010)
28. **SB0147_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309438)
29. **SB0147_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309561)
30. **SB0147_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313040)
31. **SB0147_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313041)
32. **SB0147_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306786)
33. **SB0147_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313043)
34. **SB0147_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322716)
35. **SB0147_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322717)
36. **SB0147_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322718)
37. **SB0147_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324964)
38. **SB0147_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326206)
39. **SB0147_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327529)
40. **SB0147_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313044)
41. **SB0147_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313045)
42. **SB0147_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313664)
43. **SB0147_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313665)
44. **SB0147_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315225)
45. **SB0147_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315226)
46. **SB0147_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317263)
47. **SB0147_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320776)
48. **SB0147_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313042)

## Votes

- do_pass — **5–6** (fail) · upper
- to_table — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **21–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T14:10:54+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-09T16:12:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-09T17:57:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-10T22:15:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-13T16:40:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-13T22:31:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-14T16:34:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-14T20:16:25+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-14T21:22:11+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T20:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-16T19:33:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16T19:34:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-23T22:19:07+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-01-24T16:23:33+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-27T16:23:57+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-06T17:25:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-14T23:33:50+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-failure`
- **2025-02-14T23:33:51+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-02-21T22:17:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T08:27:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25T08:28:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T22:15:48+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-26T17:12:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:20:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24T13:56:04+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-07T14:47:18+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-07T21:42:25+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-08T20:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-09T21:52:30+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T00:00:29+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T00:12:16+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T15:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-11T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T14:47:27+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-11T15:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:17+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T23:35:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-14T23:35:32+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-15T21:50:57+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T23:56:12+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-19T22:43:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:48:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:16:35+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/eaacd39b-281d-42dc-bec9-8cc37bef5524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).