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type: "Bill"
title: "Create task force on a court system for dependency and neglect cases"
description: "Create task force on a court system for dependency and neglect cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 182"
citation: "Montana SB 182 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Legislature", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 67
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2022-10-03T18:15:31+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:12:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fa01a80-12ea-4abc-b547-177c424d852f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0542"
source_hash: "b8086ab20401f4a24eb60cc9a0fddc46d6cc042aa65730bbcc268d8cf5d3bdf9"
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 SB 182 (2023) — Create task force on a court system for dependency and neglect cases
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB0182.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4933)
2. **SB0182.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4928)
3. **SB0182.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4931)
4. **SB0182.001.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4927)
5. **SB0182.001.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4936)
6. **SB0182.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4934)
7. **SB0182.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4932)
8. **SB0182.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4935)
9. **SB0182.002.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4930)
10. **SB0182.002.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4929)
11. **SB0182001SCS.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4898)
12. **SB0182001SCS15249.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4899)
13. **SB0182_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4861)
14. **SB0182_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4860)
15. **SB0182_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4859)
16. **SB0182_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4858)
## Votes
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **110** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **190** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **8811** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **490** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **8613** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **500** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **190** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **212** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **500** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **973** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **500** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-22T21:12:06+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:35:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-05T21:25:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T21:01:29+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T22:17:40+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T17:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T12:57:28+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T19:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:45:29+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-19T19:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-18T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-07T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-06T21:58:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T20:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T20:02:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T19:42:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-25T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-22T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T21:37:18+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-21T20:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T19:43:24+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-15T21:55:02+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-15T00:10:41+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-14T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13T15:52:36+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-09T22:00:39+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T23:25:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T23:21:55+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-01T20:03:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31T22:45:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T23:19:59+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-25T22:48:31+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-24T16:00:51+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T00:11:26+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T14:12:21+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-18T23:24:03+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-18T20:10:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:46:20+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T23:15:58+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-17T23:09:17+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T16:52:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T17:56:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T17:56:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T17:26:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T16:06:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-10T15:49:22+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T15:49:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-09T16:10:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-07T21:01:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-06T20:09:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-06T17:49:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-05T20:18:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-03T18:15:31+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/1fa01a80-12ea-4abc-b547-177c424d852f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).