---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising requirements related to telehealth"
description: "Generally revising requirements related to telehealth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 357"
citation: "Montana SB 357 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Rule Making", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jen Gross"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-08-07"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8605907-9d0c-45b2-a5d1-8347ca58e80f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=357&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "74ff1c073a5173219833f03d8bd00bd22a112e293f071cc4b83a3f3d07c6d8ec"
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 357 (2021) — Generally revising requirements related to telehealth

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0357_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0357_1.pdf)
2. **SB0357_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0357_2.pdf)
3. **SB0357_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0357_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0357.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **90–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jen Gross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-07** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **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
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing Canceled - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-07** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-14** 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
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 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`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/b8605907-9d0c-45b2-a5d1-8347ca58e80f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).