---
type: "Bill"
title: "Update definitions for meat inspection of non-amenable species"
description: "Update definitions for meat inspection of non-amenable species"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 37"
citation: "Montana SB 37 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:32:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:29:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a187088-085b-4ed7-ae40-ec354894b06d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0373"
source_hash: "f24a91f81fe41175bdbb20679ec772ca70d62f61cb0e3bfb9962bb116f02d8bf"
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 37 (2023) — Update definitions for meat inspection of non-amenable species

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0037_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1915)
2. **SB0037_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1914)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **36–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:29:04+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T15:35:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:39:38+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:39:37+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:56:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:12:24+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:44:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:27:27+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-25T21:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T16:45:10+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T22:00:36+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:52:47+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-28T23:56:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T23:20:42+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T22:01:25+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-18T18:06:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-18T17:05:08+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-17T21:41:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-17T21:41:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-17T19:43:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-17T16:19:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T20:43:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-15T20:11:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-01T20:18:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:32:01+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/0a187088-085b-4ed7-ae40-ec354894b06d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).