---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise teachers' retirement system laws"
description: "Generally revise teachers' retirement system laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 204"
citation: "Montana HB 204 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Officers and Employees", "Retirement (see also: Senior Citizens)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marilyn Ryan"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-11-13"
last_action: "2019-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f833c71-a8bf-4d35-97ff-b9971458320d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=204&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "c1152ee3fc48e08ef46fef1dc798a7662f9882c9b2922cfa1f6b8c16b24d1803"
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 204 (2019) — Generally revise teachers' retirement system laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0204_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0204_1.pdf)
2. **HB0204_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0204_2.pdf)
3. **HB0204_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0204_3.pdf)
4. **HB0204_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0204_4.pdf)
5. **HB0204_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0204_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0204.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-002 Regier D/PASS — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **21–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marilyn Ryan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-13** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-24** Hearing
- **2019-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-05** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-02-05** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-02-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-06** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-06** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-11** Hearing
- **2019-02-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-03** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Returned to House
- **2019-04-04** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-09** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f833c71-a8bf-4d35-97ff-b9971458320d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).