HB 109 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata

HB 109 corrects typographical errors and outdated references in Montana's professional licensing laws for healthcare providers. It updates statutory citations for licensed social workers, professional counselors, addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, and behavioral health peer support specialists in Section 28-2-724, MCA. The bill does not change existing restrictions on contracts that limit providers' ability to treat patients or practice after employment ends - those provisions remain unchanged. It solely fixes how these laws are referenced in the legal code (e.g., renumbering Section 37-23-104 to Chapter 39). This is a technical correction, not a policy change affecting providers or patients.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 26, 2024 Signed Apr 7, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Jan 22, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Jan 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Dec 30, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Dec 26, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Fitzpatrick
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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