---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise wholesale drug distribution license through Board of Pharmacy"
description: "Revise wholesale drug distribution license through Board of Pharmacy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 68"
citation: "Montana SB 68 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dick Barrett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/927c9c02-7c5b-4daf-b30e-539a4f95cb4c"
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=LC0396&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "08be7cc3a037f1cfb67a5e26fc6143f91cb08bcc253fc20987258c03fc80fb49"
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 68 (2017) — Revise wholesale drug distribution license through Board of Pharmacy

## 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/SB0068.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dick Barrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-19** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-10-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-10** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-29** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-29** 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
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-11** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-13** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-13** Signed by President
- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-14** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-17** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/927c9c02-7c5b-4daf-b30e-539a4f95cb4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).