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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise laws related to appointment of special advocates in abuse and neglect cases"
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description: "Revise laws related to appointment of special advocates in abuse and neglect cases"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 464"
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citation: "Montana SB 464 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Family Law", "Minors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Lenz"]
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version_count: 59
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-10-04T19:58:11+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-13T13:43:51+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4228d20c-0a98-41ac-8cbc-a0cc67eece54"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0477?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "a1cc0fa3d30ec27bf37a3ca54c926b9339057926d466c7fc3c88c738c1e91ef7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 464 (2025) — Revise laws related to appointment of special advocates in abuse and neglect cases
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **LC0477.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286511)
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2. **SB0464.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291757)
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3. **SB0464.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291758)
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4. **SB0464.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298085)
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5. **SB0464.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298086)
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6. **SB0464.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298083)
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7. **SB0464_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287868)
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8. **SB0464_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292645)
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9. **SB0464_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292646)
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10. **SB0464_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292647)
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11. **SB0464_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292648)
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12. **SB0464_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287124)
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13. **SB0464_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292652)
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14. **SB0464_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293530)
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15. **SB0464_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293698)
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16. **SB0464_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300875)
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17. **SB0464_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300876)
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18. **SB0464_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300877)
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19. **SB0464_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300878)
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20. **SB0464_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301201)
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21. **SB0464_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292655)
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22. **SB0464_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292656)
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23. **SB0464_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292663)
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24. **SB0464_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292665)
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25. **SB0464_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292666)
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26. **SB0464_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292667)
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27. **SB0464_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292668)
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28. **SB0464_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292673)
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29. **SB0464_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292649)
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30. **SB0464_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300880)
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31. **SB0464_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300881)
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32. **SB0464_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300882)
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33. **SB0464_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300953)
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34. **SB0464_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300954)
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35. **SB0464_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301164)
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36. **SB0464_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309033)
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37. **SB0464_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311316)
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38. **SB0464_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311320)
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39. **SB0464_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300879)
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40. **SB0464_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311329)
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41. **SB0464_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312554)
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42. **SB0464_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312555)
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43. **SB0464_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317090)
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44. **SB0464_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320656)
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45. **SB0464_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322685)
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46. **SB0464_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322686)
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47. **SB0464_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322687)
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48. **SB0464_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324954)
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49. **SB0464_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325839)
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50. **SB0464_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327352)
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51. **SB0464_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311330)
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52. **SB0464_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312127)
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53. **SB0464_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312135)
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54. **SB0464_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312143)
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55. **SB0464_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312144)
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56. **SB0464_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312145)
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57. **SB0464_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312146)
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58. **SB0464_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312147)
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59. **SB0464_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311323)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass As Amended — **47–3** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **40–9** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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- AMD-SB0464.001.001 Lenz D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- do_pass — **6–5** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · lower
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- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **90–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dennis Lenz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-10-04T19:58:11+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-10-09T17:02:43+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2024-10-23T01:08:24+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2024-10-23T01:08:29+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2025-02-06T16:09:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2025-02-19T17:51:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-02-20T23:34:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-02-24T16:36:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-02-24T20:55:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-02-24T21:11:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-02-24T22:53:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-02-25T15:27:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-02-25T17:38:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-02-25T20:47:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26T01:52:19+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-27T21:28:01+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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- **2025-03-01T04:18:49+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-01T18:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-05T07:41:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-05T16:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-05T16:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06T07:41:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-07T01:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-07T16:18:48+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-03-17T15:23:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-19T19:09:41+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
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- **2025-03-28T21:52:02+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
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- **2025-04-03T00:17:47+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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- **2025-04-03T14:44:10+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-04-03T17:05:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
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- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-10T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-11T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-11T23:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-12T01:02:53+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-14T16:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-15T22:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-15T22:36:42+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-16T21:55:53+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-22T23:00:10+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-05-01T18:00:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-01T18:36:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-08T14:32:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13T13:43:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4228d20c-0a98-41ac-8cbc-a0cc67eece54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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