republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-425.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising laws rel. to restitution payments under the Youth Court Act"
description: "Generally revising laws rel. to restitution payments under the Youth Court Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 425"
citation: "Montana HB 425 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emma Kerr-Carpenter"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 51
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-11-15T19:56:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:15:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaa47475-c950-476b-9001-133056442617"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1238"
source_hash: "72ec7a99d5c60679fb8c45b6d3497bc66ea24c5e209db53d05832d5020cdccfc"
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 425 (2023) — Generally revising laws rel. to restitution payments under the Youth Court Act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0425.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12490)
2. **HB0425.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12491)
3. **HB0425.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12493)
4. **HB0425.002.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12492)
5. **HB0425.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12494)
6. **HB0425.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12489)
7. **HB0425.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12501)
8. **HB0425001SCH18735.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12495)
9. **HB0425002CWH19622.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12496)
10. **HB0425_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12499)
11. **HB0425_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12498)
12. **HB0425_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12497)
13. **HB0425_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12500)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **63–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emma Kerr-Carpenter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:15:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:25:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T20:04:25+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:03:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:03:45+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:31:49+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T16:57:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T22:35:21+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T19:21:55+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T20:21:14+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27T18:47:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-24T23:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T23:02:55+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T20:56:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:49:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-16T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T15:03:11+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T15:00:03+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-10T19:42:51+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-08T20:09:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08T18:16:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T22:42:36+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T19:20:47+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-03T19:46:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T18:25:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T23:34:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T23:34:34+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T21:30:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-01T21:09:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-01T20:17:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T20:17:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-01T18:36:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-01T18:04:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-28T23:39:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-27T22:21:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-12T16:55:37+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-16T00:20:21+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-15T19:56:11+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/eaa47475-c950-476b-9001-133056442617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).