# Montana HB 336: Provide for apprenticeship programs for certain license types

Montana HB 336, Provide for apprenticeship programs for certain license types, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 336
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for apprenticeship programs for certain license types
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (289 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Apprenticeship path for many licenses: benefit, high. The law lets you get many state licenses by finishing a registered apprenticeship instead of a school program. Your apprenticeship must be under Title 39, chapter 6 and match the job of the license. Examples include barbering and cosmetology; addiction counseling and peer support; EMT; and nursing.…
- Boards must set apprenticeship rules: benefit, low. Each state licensing board must adopt rules to run the apprenticeship-based licensing path. Boards will set how they review and credential apprenticeship applicants for the listed licenses. This administrative step makes the new path workable.
- Apprentice applicants: same tests and fees: cost, low. If you apply for a license after an apprenticeship, you must take the same exam as school-trained applicants. You must also pay the same application and licensing fees. The law does not change fee amounts or exam content.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jacinda Morigeau (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3b22862a-d59a-4fe7-9188-fa5c1c0d1eaf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=56107aad-ac7d-4a9e-ace9-d7faa0638db3)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3b22862a-d59a-4fe7-9188-fa5c1c0d1eaf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=56107aad-ac7d-4a9e-ace9-d7faa0638db3)

## 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-HB336-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).