---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public swimming pool licensing to allow online training"
description: "Revise public swimming pool licensing to allow online training"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 152"
citation: "Montana SB 152 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Hoven"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-14"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bbae5bf-7f33-42a5-a986-692645cf7eb7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=152&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "287b8c0b278ee6f9ef22bb1e053eeb7fc6580ba6b73177310a97f4f93d0606e8"
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 152 (2021) — Revise public swimming pool licensing to allow online training

## Version chain

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

1. **Amended** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0152.pdf)
2. **SB0152_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0152_1.pdf)
3. **SB0152_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0152_2.pdf)
4. **SB0152_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0152_X.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Hoven — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-19** 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
- **2021-01-21** 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
- **2021-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-10** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** 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/1bbae5bf-7f33-42a5-a986-692645cf7eb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).