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type: "Bill"
title: "Revise appointment of public defender for putative father in neglect cases"
description: "Revise appointment of public defender for putative father in neglect cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 59"
citation: "Montana HB 59 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-09-13"
last_action: "2017-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69e81d8a-f6f4-4488-a365-959ca459aa00"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0443&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c72b22d11b2e525040669dd36c1dfb0f25658febbf8ada901575dcfe33eb84b0"
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 59 (2017) — Revise appointment of public defender for putative father in neglect cases
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0059.pdf)
## Votes
- DO PASS — **190** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **1000** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **1000** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **970** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **490** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **100** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **950** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-09-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-21** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-21** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-09** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-06** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-07** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-07** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-10** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-20** Signed by President
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69e81d8a-f6f4-4488-a365-959ca459aa00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).