---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise speech pathologist and audiologist licensing laws"
description: "Revise speech pathologist and audiologist licensing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 300"
citation: "Montana SB 300 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edith (Edie) McClafferty"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T02:16:37+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T15:18:30+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e717cae5-1f96-4c0f-89e1-f9f554e985b6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2895"
source_hash: "8e21190ec2190b75a6cda9c47c10da379b5241e31be0e53b1f2b7193cb87f5f8"
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 300 (2023) — Revise speech pathologist and audiologist licensing laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0300_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7216)
2. **SB0300_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7217)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **96–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edith (Edie) McClafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T15:18:30+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T18:06:14+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T18:06:13+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:13:36+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:13+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:31:50+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-27T22:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T21:00:50+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-09T21:38:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T20:20:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09T19:44:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T23:01:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T18:00:26+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-01T23:59:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T16:50:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T16:50:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T16:16:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-01T14:37:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-29T20:44:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-29T20:44:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-28T21:20:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-20T16:19:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-16T21:00:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-16T17:02:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-13T18:39:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-05T19:06:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-04T02:16:37+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/e717cae5-1f96-4c0f-89e1-f9f554e985b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).