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MontanaHB 10969th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata

Sponsored By: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Professions and Occupations Generally

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

No noncompetes for Montana behavioral health providers

Montana bans noncompete and no-poach terms for many licensed mental and behavioral health providers. Covered jobs include psychiatrists and addiction medicine physicians, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, and behavioral health peer support specialists. A contract that sets your job, partnership, or other professional terms cannot limit where you can work or for how long after you leave. It also cannot stop you from treating or reaching out to current patients of your former employer or its affiliates. This ban does not apply to contracts tied to the sale or purchase of a practice.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steve Fitzpatrick

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 299 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/21/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 1/22/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 100 • No: 0

House vote • 1/21/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/7/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/7/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/1/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    3/28/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    3/25/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/21/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    3/21/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    3/20/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report

    3/19/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action

    3/19/2025Senate

  12. Hearing

    2/27/2025Senate

  13. Referred to Committee

    2/18/2025Senate

  14. 1st Reading

    1/23/2025Senate

  15. Transmitted to Senate

    1/22/2025House

  16. 3rd Reading

    1/22/2025House

  17. 2nd Reading

    1/21/2025House

  18. Committee Report

    1/15/2025House

  19. Committee Executive Action

    1/15/2025House

  20. Hearing

    1/10/2025House

  21. 1st Reading

    1/6/2025House

  22. Referred to Committee

    12/30/2024House

  23. Introduced

    12/26/2024House

Bill Text

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/24/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    3/24/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    12/26/2024

    PDF

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