# Montana HB 109: Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata

Montana HB 109, Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 109
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-26
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (299 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No noncompetes for Montana behavioral health providers: benefit, medium. 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 hea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-21: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-22: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-15: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-15: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ab3ab9c8-5bb2-4f44-9270-d0943cc5a063)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d1567dbf-9ffc-42df-bf4d-8707961a3b43)
- Introduced, 2024-12-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=76fc3991-b349-4784-9bf3-e4b2bdbe00eb)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ab3ab9c8-5bb2-4f44-9270-d0943cc5a063)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d1567dbf-9ffc-42df-bf4d-8707961a3b43)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=76fc3991-b349-4784-9bf3-e4b2bdbe00eb)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB109-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).