---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise certain reporting requirements related to child sexual abuse"
description: "Revise certain reporting requirements related to child sexual abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 399"
citation: "Montana HB 399 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-14T22:38:02+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:14:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68261a47-797a-43ef-9a79-a636a594e154"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1181"
source_hash: "94826095ef375158fb1593d62a8799b3d0168e112e4c1400f6fa6c8c9de5e3e1"
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 399 (2023) — Revise certain reporting requirements related to child sexual abuse

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0399.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8164)
2. **HB0399.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8165)
3. **HB0399.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8162)
4. **HB0399.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8163)
5. **HB0399_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8168)
6. **HB0399_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8167)
7. **HB0399_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8169)
8. **HB0399_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8166)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:14:03+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T19:58:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T19:57:49+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-01T00:41:57+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-31T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T21:36:22+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-24T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T20:54:48+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-21T19:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-15T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-03T04:04:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:38:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28T15:39:21+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-27T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T21:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T21:11:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-21T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-19T20:37:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-14T15:00:16+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:17:31+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T18:19:54+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T16:58:57+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T01:37:27+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-02T23:52:32+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T17:10:03+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T16:27:35+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T16:27:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T22:39:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-31T21:53:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-31T16:55:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T16:55:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-31T01:43:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-30T17:29:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-27T16:46:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T15:22:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-14T22:38:02+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68261a47-797a-43ef-9a79-a636a594e154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).