---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to child protection"
description: "Generally revise laws related to child protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 690"
citation: "Montana HB 690 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Criminal Procedure", "Family Law", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-14T17:21:17+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T20:17:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2116fbb8-55d1-4a82-a7f1-31102935b5a5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3433?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "ae5f29ed5dbb025e2d297319cb5e2dabbf934bdb4d7ae8dd017e707a29659d88"
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 690 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to child protection

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0690.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289528)
2. **HB0690.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292061)
3. **HB0690.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289527)
4. **HB0690.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289531)
5. **HB0690.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292060)
6. **HB0690.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289530)
7. **HB0690.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289534)
8. **HB0690.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289533)
9. **HB0690.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292059)
10. **HB0690.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289532)
11. **HB0690.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292531)
12. **HB0690.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294505)
13. **HB0690.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292530)
14. **HB0690_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286657)
15. **HB0690_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286704)
16. **HB0690_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293894)
17. **HB0690_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294096)
18. **HB0690_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304779)
19. **HB0690_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314189)
20. **HB0690_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286439)
21. **HB0690_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314204)
22. **HB0690_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325205)
23. **HB0690_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325206)
24. **HB0690_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326869)
25. **HB0690_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327037)
26. **HB0690_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314205)
27. **HB0690_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316216)
28. **HB0690_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316217)
29. **HB0690_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317352)
30. **HB0690_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320819)
31. **HB0690_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324312)
32. **HB0690_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325193)
33. **HB0690_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325204)
34. **HB0690_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314190)
35. **LC3433.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285926)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **12–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T17:21:17+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-18T17:35:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-19T13:04:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-22T01:26:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-22T17:14:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-22T19:03:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T13:49:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T17:12:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-24T17:15:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-24T17:23:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-24T19:13:41+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T20:09:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T21:14:18+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-27T22:37:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-28T00:58:57+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-28T14:58:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-28T20:00:57+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T22:45:18+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T17:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:09:43+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T15:21:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-20T13:16:45+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T19:31:47+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T17:15:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T20:01:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T22:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:02:52+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T13:52:22+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:30:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:43+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T20:17:43+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/2116fbb8-55d1-4a82-a7f1-31102935b5a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).