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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process"
+description: "Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "SB 56"
+citation: "Montana SB 56 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Federal Government", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ellis"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-09-06"
+last_action: "2019-03-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3938c1f4-af09-4ba6-a384-0a7159f5e32b"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=56&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
+source_hash: "da4018785c5a71d7553c29cce9bd7d9427bbdb150994c45db8bd6e0846fd003c"
+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 56 (2019) — Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0056_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0056_1.pdf)
+2. **SB0056_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0056_x.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0056.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **71–24** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **43–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **46–3** (pass) · upper
+- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Janet Ellis — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-09-06** Draft Request Received
+- **2018-11-06** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2018-11-19** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2018-11-19** Draft in Edit
+- **2018-11-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2018-11-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2018-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2018-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-11-28** Executive Director Review
+- **2018-11-28** Draft in Assembly
+- **2018-11-29** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
+- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-10** Hearing
+- **2019-01-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-01-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-01-23** Transmitted to House
+- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-12** Hearing
+- **2019-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-03-15** Returned to Senate
+- **2019-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2019-03-19** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2019-03-19** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2019-03-20** Signed by President
+- **2019-03-20** Signed by Speaker
+- **2019-03-20** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-03-22** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3938c1f4-af09-4ba6-a384-0a7159f5e32b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+