HB 720 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revising board of massage therapy member qualifications

House Bill 720 revises the qualifications for members serving on the Board of Massage Therapy. The bill specifies the composition of the five-member board, which includes one health care provider, three massage therapists, and one public member. A key provision states that none of the three massage therapist members may own a massage therapy school. Additionally, none of these three therapists may belong to the same national professional association, ensuring diverse professional representation on the board.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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HB0720_X(2).pdf → HB0720_X(3).pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the qualifications for members of the Board of Massage Therapy in Montana. The changes appear to be primarily formatting and structural adjustments to the bill document itself, including the removal of certain closing markers and the addition of signature lines for 2025. No substantive policy changes regarding qualifications, funding, or eligibility criteria are evident in the provided text.

TECHNICAL

Removed end-of-document markers and blank lines that were previously included in the bill text.

Added signature line with year 2025 for the bill signing process.

Adjusted spacing and formatting around the bill title and sponsor information.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

44–4

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 11, 2025

D Democratic18

13 Yea 4 Nay 1

72% Yea

R Republican32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 8, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-4-2)

senate

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 7, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (96-3-1)

house

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors