---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt barbering services in prisons and detention centers from licensing laws"
description: "Exempt barbering services in prisons and detention centers from licensing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 166"
citation: "Montana SB 166 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Professions and Occupations A-D"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Lynch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:45:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:37:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db6557a1-5259-4233-955a-0baa5fb15c18"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0077"
source_hash: "87090503ea33e9685b16c47c427cb084e7761046703ddeeee3146f1b03e28adf"
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 166 (2023) — Exempt barbering services in prisons and detention centers from licensing laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0166_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4700)
2. **SB0166_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4701)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryan Lynch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:37:06+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T15:46:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T00:50:31+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:21:55+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:14:56+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:57+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:35:06+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T21:38:37+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-26T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T20:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T16:27:09+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T15:30:32+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T20:12:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T18:34:15+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T22:57:31+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T20:18:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13T17:39:41+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T18:42:08+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-12T16:16:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T17:09:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:21:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:21:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T18:35:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-16T17:24:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-15T17:02:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T17:02:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-15T00:37:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-15T00:29:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-06T20:59:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-06T19:33:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-30T19:26:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T19:45:52+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-09-20T20:17:33+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T17:45:25+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/db6557a1-5259-4233-955a-0baa5fb15c18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).