---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise child protection laws"
description: "Revise child protection laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 502"
citation: "Montana HB 502 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Burnett"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a59d821-b0d6-4d62-8b02-d6179f815af6"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=502&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "5d3263ed21655fa32f6738de21d33e9e9a39d9cec2d4e928117d20f003c8f9e5"
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 502 (2019) — Revise child protection laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0502_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0502_1.pdf)
2. **HB0502_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0502_2.pdf)
3. **HB0502_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0502_3.pdf)
4. **HB0502_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0502_4.pdf)
5. **HB0502_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0599//HB0502_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0502.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **74–26** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **75–24** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Lenz D/PASS — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Burnett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Draft Request Received
- **2019-02-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-12** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-13** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-13** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-20** Hearing
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-28** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** Hearing
- **2019-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-09** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-13** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a59d821-b0d6-4d62-8b02-d6179f815af6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).