---
type: "Bill"
title: "Certification for behavioral health peer support specialists"
description: "Certification for behavioral health peer support specialists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 62"
citation: "Montana SB 62 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Wolken"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-10-20"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db65fdd0-f83c-457a-90b3-003e76a4423a"
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=LC0558&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "98e4e75f830846360a38b184e578d7a81d5c36b7dcbf6753c64245eb1ca9fc98"
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 62 (2017) — Certification for behavioral health peer support specialists

## 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/SB0062.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Wolken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-18** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-02** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-16** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-06** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-18** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-02-17** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-17** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Signed by President
- **2017-03-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db65fdd0-f83c-457a-90b3-003e76a4423a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).