# Montana HB 241: Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact Montana HB 241, Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jodee Etchart (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB241-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 241 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Health, Mental Illness or Incapacity, Professions and Occupations O-Z, Rule Making - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fingerprint checks for license applicants: cost, low. If you apply for a Montana psychologist license, you must submit full fingerprints for state and federal background checks. You pay all fees for those checks. The board may also require fingerprints when you renew. The Montana Department of Justice may share your fingerprints with the FBI. - How the commission is funded: cost, low. The commission can charge annual assessments to member states or fees to others to pay for its work. A state that is terminated still owes all assessments and debts it incurred while a member. The commission does not cover a defaulting or terminated state's costs unless both sides sign a written ag… - Telepsychology across states now allowed: mixed, medium. You can get telepsychology from a licensed psychologist in another compact state. A psychologist may also see you in person in your state for up to 30 days each calendar year. The receiving state’s scope of practice and laws apply. The receiving state can limit or end a psychologist’s authority to… - Rules for psychologists to practice across states: mixed, medium. To use the compact, psychologists must meet set rules. They need an approved graduate psychology degree and supervised training, a full clean home-state license, no disqualifying history, and an active E.passport. For short in-person practice in another state, they also need an active Interjurisdic… - Commission runs and sets compact rules: mixed, medium. Montana joins the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The compact creates a national commission that runs the system and makes binding rules for member states. The compact takes effect when the seventh state enacts it. States that join later must follow existing rules, and any change to the com… - Compliance, disputes, and leaving the compact: mixed, low. The commission enforces the compact. If a state defaults, the commission gives written notice and help; if not fixed, it can vote to end that state's membership. The commission can sue a defaulting state in federal court in Georgia or where the commission is based, and the winner gets court costs a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sara Novak (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-31: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-30: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-17: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-16: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d3f329bf-594d-4b50-a88c-171e11a4b468) - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a96ba61b-dc9c-4b21-a3fa-410964416388) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d3f329bf-594d-4b50-a88c-171e11a4b468) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a96ba61b-dc9c-4b21-a3fa-410964416388) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB241-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).