---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase the number of children who can be present in day-care homes"
description: "Increase the number of children who can be present in day-care homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 142"
citation: "Montana SB 142 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Rule Making", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-10-21"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11a59db9-ede3-46e7-b9b1-071aec5959ae"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=142&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "1a46c5f6047dc3b2a4d456eb69973c2a4451281f4e5207f59cf803c05922bca8"
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 142 (2021) — Increase the number of children who can be present in day-care homes

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0142_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0142_1.pdf)
2. **SB0142_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0142_2.pdf)
3. **SB0142_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0142_3.pdf)
4. **SB0142_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0142_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0142.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **68–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-21** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-26** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-07** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-02-17** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-17** Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-02-26** Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/11a59db9-ede3-46e7-b9b1-071aec5959ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).