---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws pertaining to physical therapists"
description: "Revise laws pertaining to physical therapists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Montana SB 70 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-07-23"
last_action: "2021-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5dd115b-c7fa-4c71-a3ab-dfdb6df2c868"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=70&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "38cc6990ca7a534fe95b5b06267745a35454e0dea19fcf22f12e571fe43db1a6"
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 70 (2021) — Revise laws pertaining to physical therapists

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0070_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0070_1.pdf)
2. **SB0070_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0070_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0070.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-23** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-10-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-15** Draft Back for Redo
- **2020-12-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-24** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-04** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-05** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-20** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Returned to Senate
- **2021-02-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-26** Signed by President
- **2021-03-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-08** 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/c5dd115b-c7fa-4c71-a3ab-dfdb6df2c868`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).