HB 199 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Increase physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners

HB 199 proposed to modify the composition of the Montana State Board of Medical Examiners. The bill aimed to reduce the number of doctor of medicine members on the board from five to four. Concurrently, it sought to increase the number of physician assistant members from one to two. This adjustment would directly affect the representation of these medical professionals on the 12-member board.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House Failed

Jan 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC2875.pdf → HB0199_1.pdf · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 2875 to HB 199 and updated to reflect its status as an 'Authorized Print Version' in the 69th Legislature. The core policy content regarding the allocation of physician assistants to the department remains unchanged, with no substantive modifications to scope, funding, or eligibility criteria.

TECHNICAL

Bill identification changed from LC 2875 to HB 199, and the header was updated to indicate it is an authorized print version.

Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

49–51

Failed

Total votes 100

Jan 29, 2025

D Democratic42

1 Yea 41 Nay

97% Nay

R Republican58

48 Yea 10 Nay

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jan 29, 2025

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (49-51)

house

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors