republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/hb-139.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise death certificate fees to fund board of morticians and funeral services"
description: "Revise death certificate fees to fund board of morticians and funeral services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 139"
citation: "Montana HB 139 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Professions and Occupations E-N", "Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Welch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 58
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-11-14"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc7a72aa-88ea-4f67-b5be-86ea94935dad"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=139&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "dd20448ccc995f8ffc93097b45a46ddd0275d0af108326c186a8cccf490e2373"
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 HB 139 (2021) — Revise death certificate fees to fund board of morticians and funeral services

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0139_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0139_1.pdf)
2. **HB0139_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0139_2.pdf)
3. **HB0139_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0139_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0139.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **76–24** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **20–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-18** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-26** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-27** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08** First Reading - (H) Business and Labor `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-19** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-19** Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-01-19** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-01-19** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-26** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-05** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-15** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-27** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-01** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc7a72aa-88ea-4f67-b5be-86ea94935dad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).