---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise licensure of plumbers"
description: "Generally revise licensure of plumbers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 751"
citation: "Montana HB 751 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)", "Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4cb0ddd-3fd8-41c8-840a-9e5ffa9c0dc5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=751&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "1ce035f9ae2a36b01e5b27970597c9f1a05862cf6b09260b061d7ff0897d04d9"
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 751 (2019) — Generally revise licensure of plumbers

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0751_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0751_1.pdf)
2. **HB0751_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0799//HB0751_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0751.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **13–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2019-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-25** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-03-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-03-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-03-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-03-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-26** Hearing
- **2019-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to House
- **2019-04-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4cb0ddd-3fd8-41c8-840a-9e5ffa9c0dc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).