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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create exemption from child-placement licensure requirements"
description: "Create exemption from child-placement licensure requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 502"
citation: "Montana HB 502 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dddd7937-2362-40a5-846c-1eca1cbc0b96"
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=20211"
source_hash: "e206a0bf6b2e52a0641ccb81b3ff363aad82dab7527696fa7d80fa32d7a0a9a7"
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 (2021) — Create exemption from child-placement licensure requirements
## 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/2021/HB0599//HB0502_1.pdf)
2. **HB0502_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0502_2.pdf)
3. **HB0502_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0502_3.pdf)
4. **HB0502_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0502_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0502.pdf)
## Votes
- Do Adopt — **6930** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **3218** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **6434** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **8613** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6337** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **3812** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **90** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **3117** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **3119** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **127** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **982** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-31** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2021-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-21** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-22** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-22** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-22** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/dddd7937-2362-40a5-846c-1eca1cbc0b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).