republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/sb-106.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish license and qualifications for veterinary technicians"
description: "Establish license and qualifications for veterinary technicians"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 106"
citation: "Montana SB 106 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations O-Z", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walt Sales"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4f60788-30a5-4ca2-88f3-7337b5f8b14b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=106&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "25a9cb1306290a3607bc0b142bd2445f3b1dafdaa8aacdfc4b5139190ac18671"
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 106 (2021) — Establish license and qualifications for veterinary technicians

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0106_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0106_1.pdf)
2. **SB0106_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0106_2.pdf)
3. **SB0106_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0106_3.pdf)
4. **SB0106_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0106_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0106.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **87–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **36–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walt Sales — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-30** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-09** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2020-12-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-18** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-26** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-01-28** Tabled in Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-02-04** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-04** Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-09** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-03-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-03-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/c4f60788-30a5-4ca2-88f3-7337b5f8b14b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).