---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove sunset on requirement that massage therapy businesses display licenses"
description: "Remove sunset on requirement that massage therapy businesses display licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 234"
citation: "Montana HB 234 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mallerie Stromswold"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0bbaa84-df60-4d1f-8844-4d72317015e1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=234&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "4df129fef1a7fa97123709aa3df20a5f5263e98ecd0c2435c057118d980985dd"
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 234 (2021) — Remove sunset on requirement that massage therapy businesses display licenses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0234_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0234_1.pdf)
2. **HB0234_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0234_2.pdf)
3. **HB0234_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0234_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0234.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mallerie Stromswold — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-19** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Returned to House
- **2021-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Signed by President
- **2021-03-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-26** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0bbaa84-df60-4d1f-8844-4d72317015e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).