---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise barber and cosmetology occupational licensing laws"
description: "Revise barber and cosmetology occupational licensing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 353"
citation: "Montana HB 353 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Carlson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-13T23:03:10+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:12:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2ce82ae-5d60-40fc-8b1f-3f34533a5867"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1153"
source_hash: "4d4c91d447b460b2ec86af9d4004cd8285e3f89a7711cf5c33d56558bd2ec67a"
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 353 (2023) — Revise barber and cosmetology occupational licensing laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0353_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7749)
2. **HB0353_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7748)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Carlson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:12:19+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:23:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04T20:14:33+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T20:36:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-22T22:23:21+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-22T21:22:45+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-21T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-20T19:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T14:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T17:35:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T20:24:12+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T14:26:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-15T22:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-14T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T22:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T15:30:51+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T20:14:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:00:58+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T19:08:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T17:33:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-25T18:51:46+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T17:10:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:38:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:38:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-23T19:06:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-23T18:59:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-23T18:11:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T18:11:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T14:55:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-23T00:02:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T21:32:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-18T21:17:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-07T20:22:02+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-13T23:03:10+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2ce82ae-5d60-40fc-8b1f-3f34533a5867`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).