---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require insurance coverage of teledentistry"
description: "Require insurance coverage of teledentistry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 129"
citation: "Montana SB 129 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "Professions and Occupations A-D"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-10-12"
last_action: "2017-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b27a0206-248c-403c-8ca5-a6b1c1be24c4"
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=LC0527&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d4ec2e9c72816221c31b53664b89a9c169040a6d6a1e2140b8a170bc786e24d6"
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 129 (2017) — Require insurance coverage of teledentistry

## 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/SB0129.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **90–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **45–3** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-12** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-21** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-22** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-22** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-06** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-15** Signed by President
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b27a0206-248c-403c-8ca5-a6b1c1be24c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).