---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide licensing boards with active supervision in antitrust liability cases"
description: "Provide licensing boards with active supervision in antitrust liability cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 141"
citation: "Montana HB 141 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Lynch"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddec27b9-9b58-426a-a5a5-620d7598ef75"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0392&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "8292b8ade76d4faeeec6d48f874dc722af974b176ce4d7b2fc930c5bae8b839f"
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 141 (2017) — Provide licensing boards with active supervision in antitrust liability cases

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0141.pdf)

## Votes

- Indefinitely Postpone -Thomas — **38–12** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–4** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **59–41** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **63–34** (pass) · legislature
- Suspend Rules HB 141-Thomas — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **42–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **21–29** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ryan Lynch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-11** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-12** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-12** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-27** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-06** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13** 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2017-03-21** Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddec27b9-9b58-426a-a5a5-620d7598ef75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).