---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws pertaining to hearing aid dispensers"
description: "Generally revise laws pertaining to hearing aid dispensers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 456"
citation: "Montana SB 456 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Vermeire"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-02T17:18:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:16:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/450578c8-e510-4cda-8cc3-fe39a1217d42"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2181"
source_hash: "23d466baa0a2dc5fb9e9ca5bef5dfdf03cd7161750f9c82a45cfe3947de73ad2"
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 456 (2023) — Generally revise laws pertaining to hearing aid dispensers

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0456.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19396)
2. **SB0456.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19397)
3. **SB0456001SCS20702.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19395)
4. **SB0456_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19399)
5. **SB0456_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19401)
6. **SB0456_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19400)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Vermeire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:16:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:34:00+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`
- **2023-04-23T19:57:09+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:57:08+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:55:41+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:13:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T23:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T17:59:08+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:46:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:18:21+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:25:12+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T21:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T01:37:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-01T23:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T23:10:41+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-28T18:00:34+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T18:51:46+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-27T18:51:38+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-27T15:00:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:33:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:01:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T15:56:24+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T15:47:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-22T15:13:35+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T15:13:34+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-22T14:27:12+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T23:37:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T21:55:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T21:55:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T21:41:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T21:37:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T22:57:50+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T22:57:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T19:32:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-16T20:41:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-11T20:26:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T20:46:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-07T19:03:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-16T17:24:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-01T19:22:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-02T17:18:14+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/450578c8-e510-4cda-8cc3-fe39a1217d42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).