---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise prescription drug laws"
description: "Generally revise prescription drug laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 86"
citation: "Montana HB 86 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vince Ricci"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/085b5ecb-717b-4989-ad13-9ed7b9c24878"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=86&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "a0a288127e84bd364a465374461d48b444f27a48cd96f95682b65d43f5ee36b9"
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 86 (2019) — Generally revise prescription drug laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0086_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0086_1.pdf)
2. **HB0086_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0086_2.pdf)
3. **HB0086_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0086_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0086.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **76–24** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **87–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vince Ricci — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-05** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-14** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-23** Hearing
- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-31** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-31** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Hearing
- **2019-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** Returned to House
- **2019-03-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-18** Signed by President
- **2019-03-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/085b5ecb-717b-4989-ad13-9ed7b9c24878`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).