HB 867 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise labor laws relating to the medical assistance program

HB 867 establishes a medical assistance program specifically for licensed chiropractors and veterinarians. This program provides support and monitors rehabilitation for these professionals who are impaired by substance abuse, mental illness, or chronic physical illness. To fund this initiative, the bill allows the respective boards to adjust the license renewal fees for chiropractors and veterinarians. It also updates existing laws concerning the confidentiality and auditing of professional medical assistance programs to include these new licensee groups.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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The bill text shows a minor formatting adjustment at the end of the title, where a period was added to the list of amended sections. This change does not alter the legal substance, scope, or requirements of the legislation.
TECHNICAL

A period was added to the end of the bill title to improve grammatical consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Apr 5, 2025

How they voted

2921
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
11 Yea 21 Nay
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-21)
senate
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Greg Oblander
Greg Oblander
RRepublican
MT
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