republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/hb-625.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman"
description: "Revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 625"
citation: "Montana HB 625 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis R Lenz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-10-01"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/107e17fe-eaee-4867-941c-700dc314e3a1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=625&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f7b5c2cdf61e63299049577db50aa62696475f31934c5346a17fd429332f5337"
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 625 (2021) — Revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0625_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0625_1.pdf)
2. **HB0625_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0625_2.pdf)
3. **HB0625_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0625_3.pdf)
4. **HB0625_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0625_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0625.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis R Lenz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-01** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-09** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-10** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-10** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-30** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** 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/107e17fe-eaee-4867-941c-700dc314e3a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).