---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise occupational therapy requirements regarding certain techniques"
description: "Revise occupational therapy requirements regarding certain techniques"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 59"
citation: "Montana SB 59 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edith (Edie) McClafferty"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-07"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8ba8d29-3161-4445-8410-a11888d5a16c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=59&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "107b561215bc7bccbe3b8623eab8ecffcaa13279ac81f84e5797920a87ddb4d1"
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 59 (2019) — Revise occupational therapy requirements regarding certain techniques

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0059_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0059_1.pdf)
2. **SB0059_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0059_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0059.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edith (Edie) McClafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-07** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-11-20** 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
- **2018-11-29** 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`
- **2019-01-14** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-01-23** Hearing
- **2019-01-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-04** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-04** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Hearing
- **2019-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-21** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-22** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Signed by President
- **2019-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8ba8d29-3161-4445-8410-a11888d5a16c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).