---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish central registry for individuals who are the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect"
description: "Establish central registry for individuals who are the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 468"
citation: "Montana SB 468 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Family Law", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 61
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-10-04T20:23:22+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T15:41:02+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d09d174a-2192-4729-82a1-72f7fcb1da7b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0493?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "cc11c7443c3b35732def47f9bbfae7cf0bc7c6e9bdbdf8fd5620625ae13004ed"
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 468 (2025) — Establish central registry for individuals who are the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0493.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284685)
2. **SB0468.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292094)
3. **SB0468.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292095)
4. **SB0468.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296573)
5. **SB0468.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296576)
6. **SB0468.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296574)
7. **SB0468.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299416)
8. **SB0468.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299361)
9. **SB0468.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300981)
10. **SB0468.002.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300982)
11. **SB0468_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287887)
12. **SB0468_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292934)
13. **SB0468_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292935)
14. **SB0468_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287145)
15. **SB0468_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292938)
16. **SB0468_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293713)
17. **SB0468_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301174)
18. **SB0468_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301175)
19. **SB0468_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301176)
20. **SB0468_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301177)
21. **SB0468_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292947)
22. **SB0468_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292949)
23. **SB0468_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292979)
24. **SB0468_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292981)
25. **SB0468_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292983)
26. **SB0468_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292984)
27. **SB0468_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293001)
28. **SB0468_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293532)
29. **SB0468_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292936)
30. **SB0468_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301179)
31. **SB0468_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313106)
32. **SB0468_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313107)
33. **SB0468_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313108)
34. **SB0468_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301180)
35. **SB0468_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301181)
36. **SB0468_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301190)
37. **SB0468_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301197)
38. **SB0468_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301199)
39. **SB0468_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301202)
40. **SB0468_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309034)
41. **SB0468_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313105)
42. **SB0468_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301178)
43. **SB0468_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313110)
44. **SB0468_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320779)
45. **SB0468_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323021)
46. **SB0468_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323022)
47. **SB0468_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323023)
48. **SB0468_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324998)
49. **SB0468_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325434)
50. **SB0468_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325435)
51. **SB0468_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325845)
52. **SB0468_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327355)
53. **SB0468_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313111)
54. **SB0468_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313714)
55. **SB0468_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313715)
56. **SB0468_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313716)
57. **SB0468_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313717)
58. **SB0468_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313718)
59. **SB0468_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315231)
60. **SB0468_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317267)
61. **SB0468_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313109)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- AMD-SB0468.001.001 Lenz D/PASS — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-04T20:23:22+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-25T20:21:17+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-06T19:47:30+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-16T21:59:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-16T23:15:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-19T19:25:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-20T15:22:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-20T20:31:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-20T23:04:10+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T14:42:36+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T15:26:09+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T20:48:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T01:03:48+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-26T01:53:25+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T21:27:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-03-04T03:16:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T07:44:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T21:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T07:44:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T02:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:18:51+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-14T15:29:44+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-14T22:58:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-17T15:23:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:02:19+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18T21:54:20+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-19T19:09:43+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-21T15:08:44+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-24T16:06:23+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-28T22:00:28+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-29T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-03T13:41:32+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-03T13:41:43+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:41:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:54+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T20:21:00+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`
- **2025-04-17T19:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T00:03:32+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-20T13:36:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T16:54:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T15:41:02+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/d09d174a-2192-4729-82a1-72f7fcb1da7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).