---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process"
description: "Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Montana SB 56 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ellis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-06"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3938c1f4-af09-4ba6-a384-0a7159f5e32b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=56&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "da4018785c5a71d7553c29cce9bd7d9427bbdb150994c45db8bd6e0846fd003c"
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 (2019) — Repeal meat and poultry inspection appeals process

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0056_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0056_1.pdf)
2. **SB0056_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0056_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0056.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **71–24** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janet Ellis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-06** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-28** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-29** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Hearing
- **2019-01-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-23** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-12** Hearing
- **2019-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-15** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-19** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-19** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-20** Signed by President
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-20** 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/3938c1f4-af09-4ba6-a384-0a7159f5e32b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).