---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise sunset dates related to funding of prescription drug registry"
description: "Revise sunset dates related to funding of prescription drug registry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Montana SB 56 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret (Margie) MacDonald"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14328d09-a517-460d-bb4e-aff57d58907e"
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=LC0395&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "78e685b3fd0bf8312e0f6382862d3d96110eff141c86077e90bce75b0d2a70d2"
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 (2017) — Revise sunset dates related to funding of prescription drug registry

## 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/SB0056.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **82–16** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Margaret (Margie) MacDonald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-18** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-10-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-08** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-11-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-23** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-28** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-28** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-28** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-16** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **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 House
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-20** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Signed by President
- **2017-02-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14328d09-a517-460d-bb4e-aff57d58907e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).