---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise barbering and cosmetology laws"
description: "Generally revise barbering and cosmetology laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 593"
citation: "Montana HB 593 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerri Seekins-Crowe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f454f907-07ed-4a65-9699-598159f2ded3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=593&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "26ad0834fb46db03d00fcbcc76421e76fef4089bb8ca35b80220e22d8bdb9a92"
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 593 (2021) — Generally revise barbering and cosmetology laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0593_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0593_1.pdf)
2. **HB0593_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0593_2.pdf)
3. **HB0593_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0593_3.pdf)
4. **HB0593_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0593_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0593.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **73–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kerri Seekins-Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/f454f907-07ed-4a65-9699-598159f2ded3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).