HB 459 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Increasing the number of physician assistants on the board of medical examiners

HB 459 would amend Montana law to increase the number of physician assistants on the Board of Medical Examiners from one to two. This change directly affects the composition of the 13-member board, which oversees medical licensing and regulation in Montana. The bill specifically revises Section 2-15-1731 of the Montana Code to add a second physician assistant position to the existing board structure. The bill was introduced in the 2025 legislative session but was withdrawn on February 14, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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LC4033.pdf → HB0459_1.pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a legislative committee draft (LC 4033) to an official House Bill version (HB 459.1). The primary changes involve formatting updates, including the bill number, sponsor name, and document headers, without altering the substantive policy content regarding physician assistant staffing.

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The bill number was changed from LC 4033 to HB 459.1, and the sponsor name was added as J. Etchart.

The document header was updated to reflect the Authorized Print Version for HB 459.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the page layout and line spacing.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

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

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Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors