---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to internships in funeral homes"
description: "Revise laws related to internships in funeral homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Montana SB 244 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:59:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:47:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1d1f36f-61b6-4ed8-90c8-16deb463253c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4000"
source_hash: "850a4c9c81116455a52d74395ac08f52aa97b70f231651f38d6a925c34829fed"
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 244 (2023) — Revise laws related to internships in funeral homes

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0244.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5339)
2. **SB0244001SCS12554.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5330)
3. **SB0244_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64412)
4. **SB0244_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64411)
5. **SB0244_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64410)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:47:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T16:29:00+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`
- **2023-04-17T21:42:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:42:50+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:44:20+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:18:10+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:51:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T16:14:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-19T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-17T21:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T20:11:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T20:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:24:26+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T20:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T23:51:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-08T15:30:54+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-01T20:19:56+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T18:29:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T16:55:49+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T15:34:11+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-01T15:31:14+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-31T16:47:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T20:39:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T20:39:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T20:39:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T20:39:20+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T16:28:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T15:00:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T00:13:47+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T00:13:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-29T19:47:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T00:02:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-26T14:58:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T23:52:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-25T22:13:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-22T00:31:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T22:59:50+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/e1d1f36f-61b6-4ed8-90c8-16deb463253c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).