---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect proceedings and investigations"
description: "Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect proceedings and investigations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 206"
citation: "Montana SB 206 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 40
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-10-04T19:57:46+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-17T14:41:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc1abc2d-50dd-4f77-9667-a7d7670eb55c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0476?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "19bc38e7078f20a11ea2bc44bbc969b040148df956e2dc854ae273e57b112b63"
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 206 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect proceedings and investigations

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0476.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272724)
2. **SB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279049)
3. **SB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279053)
4. **SB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279971)
5. **SB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280525)
6. **SB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279048)
7. **SB0206_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274197)
8. **SB0206_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275530)
9. **SB0206_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276571)
10. **SB0206_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283904)
11. **SB0206_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283905)
12. **SB0206_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283906)
13. **SB0206_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283907)
14. **SB0206_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273829)
15. **SB0206_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283910)
16. **SB0206_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298837)
17. **SB0206_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298844)
18. **SB0206_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318069)
19. **SB0206_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319152)
20. **SB0206_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283912)
21. **SB0206_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283913)
22. **SB0206_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283915)
23. **SB0206_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284107)
24. **SB0206_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284109)
25. **SB0206_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284110)
26. **SB0206_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285750)
27. **SB0206_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295124)
28. **SB0206_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283908)
29. **SB0206_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310580)
30. **SB0206_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324455)
31. **SB0206_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325838)
32. **SB0206_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314773)
33. **SB0206_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314913)
34. **SB0206_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317199)
35. **SB0206_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317503)
36. **SB0206_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319165)
37. **SB0206_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319166)
38. **SB0206_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319167)
39. **SB0206_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321031)
40. **SB0206_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314914)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- to_table — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-04T19:57:46+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-09T17:02:05+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-10-23T01:08:40+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-12-30T22:42:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-01-17T22:09:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-19T19:29:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-20T18:09:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-21T00:17:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-21T13:21:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-21T15:19:46+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-23T18:44:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-23T20:09:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-24T19:36:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24T19:36:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29T00:29:59+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-30T23:39:42+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-02-04T16:51:58+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-04T17:25:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-06T00:47:15+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-02-17T21:42:59+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-17T21:43:10+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-17T22:12:41+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-18T17:21:45+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-18T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T22:04:35+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-20T00:50:13+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-20T15:04:35+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T20:10:25+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-20T20:10:36+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-20T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-21T21:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-21T22:29:56+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-22T15:13:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T16:08:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T22:22:59+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-18T23:26:55+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-19T19:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-24T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-24T20:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25T19:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25T19:35:21+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-27T12:52:34+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-31T16:30:42+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-07T18:30:08+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T14:45:19+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-16T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T14:41:54+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/cc1abc2d-50dd-4f77-9667-a7d7670eb55c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).