republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2019/hb-654.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws for funding of treatment courts"
description: "Generally revise laws for funding of treatment courts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 654"
citation: "Montana HB 654 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Indians", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zach Brown"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 68
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-11-28"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9b10300-6b6f-4663-b1a8-38ad3b8214e1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=654&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "78f060a1ec8180a6663d22c82135e8715f44e0663cc1d315c1a065ef5cacb1d3"
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 654 (2019) — Generally revise laws for funding of treatment courts

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0654_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0654_1.pdf)
2. **HB0654_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0654_2.pdf)
3. **HB0654_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0654_3.pdf)
4. **HB0654_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0654_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0654.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **17–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zach Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-28** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-05** Draft On Hold
- **2018-12-05** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2018-12-05** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-01-19** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-31** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-01** Draft in Edit
- **2019-03-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-03-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-03-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-08** Executive Director Review
- **2019-03-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-03-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-12** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-19** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-26** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing
- **2019-03-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-05** Hearing
- **2019-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9b10300-6b6f-4663-b1a8-38ad3b8214e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).