---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal board of sanitarians"
description: "Repeal board of sanitarians"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 457"
citation: "Montana SB 457 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Vermeire"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-02T17:15:04+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:17:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a23c388c-4e48-4b17-86d6-857e287c80c4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2178"
source_hash: "546ff94ced0b6303f147fedc48aff716c4f798875dc980cfbf623c4fb5bfd3ca"
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 457 (2023) — Repeal board of sanitarians

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0457_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19406)
2. **SB0457_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19405)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry Vermeire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:17:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:35:00+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`
- **2023-04-23T19:58:08+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:58:07+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:57:12+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:13:01+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`
- **2023-04-17T23:55:00+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
- **2023-04-11T21:59:42+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-11T21:59:36+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-11T21:47:34+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-06T23:25:09+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:46:14+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:34:39+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:25:14+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T04:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T16:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:59:51+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:33:25+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:01:28+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T15:55:01+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T15:14:34+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T14:26:00+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-10T22:40:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T21:04:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T21:04:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T20:33:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-10T16:32:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-10T01:54:38+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T01:54:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-09T23:53:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T22:54:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-07T21:53:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T20:57:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-16T17:30:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-01T18:09:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-02T17:15:04+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/a23c388c-4e48-4b17-86d6-857e287c80c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).