---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise authorization language on fingerprinting under certain licensing, UI laws"
description: "Revise authorization language on fingerprinting under certain licensing, UI laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 74"
citation: "Montana SB 74 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gene Vuckovich"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-07"
last_action: "2019-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95b70038-a5bd-402e-8000-c6b45fac4224"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=74&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "282b9fce51b84b6d051bf6594811c5e4dd17011b7e18542be20296bc97664347"
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 74 (2019) — Revise authorization language on fingerprinting under certain licensing, UI laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0074_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0074_1.pdf)
2. **SB0074_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0074_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0074.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gene Vuckovich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-07** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-23** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-29** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-29** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-18** Hearing
- **2019-01-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-25** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-04-12** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-25** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95b70038-a5bd-402e-8000-c6b45fac4224`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).