---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create veterinary retail facility permits"
description: "Create veterinary retail facility permits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 561"
citation: "Montana SB 561 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Hinebauch"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:45:04+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:03:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc7a0878-ec0b-4847-9e79-282e1f47c640"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2269"
source_hash: "6316e2683305689e0362014cbcb92a4fe59b710d2af58c9960952b2b5423297e"
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 561 (2023) — Create veterinary retail facility permits

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0561.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8747)
2. **SB0561.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8748)
3. **SB0561_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8723)
4. **SB0561_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8724)
5. **SB0561_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8725)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Hinebauch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:03:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T15:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-03T19:52:56+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T21:09:41+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:38:12+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T19:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T14:06:36+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-19T19:38:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:16:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-13T19:33:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-06T20:24:44+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-05T22:23:21+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-05T20:11:10+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:27:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:28:49+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T19:31:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28T18:27:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-28T16:41:41+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T13:53:29+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-28T13:49:51+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-27T22:15:08+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-27T21:22:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-27T21:22:18+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-27T20:57:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-27T20:23:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-27T19:36:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T19:36:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-27T15:40:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-25T21:37:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-23T12:50:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-22T16:31:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-20T15:56:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-10T19:43:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-12T21:13:42+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T18:45:04+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/dc7a0878-ec0b-4847-9e79-282e1f47c640`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).