# Montana HB 435: Clarifying laws related to professional license discipline Montana HB 435, Clarifying laws related to professional license discipline, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jodee Etchart (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB435-2025 - 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 435 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Clarifying laws related to professional license discipline - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally, Rule Making - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (288 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger discipline and reinstatement for licensees: mixed, high. Licensing boards use a single set of rules to discipline licensees. Boards can revoke or suspend a license, restrict practice, or put someone on probation for up to 3 years. Boards can fine up to $5,000 per violation and can order refunds of amounts billed to consumers. The law expands what counts… - New reporting duties and penalties for licensees: mixed, medium. Applicants must report qualifying actions that arise while an application is pending right away. Licensees must report qualifying final actions within 30 days and must report known peer misconduct. If you report in good faith, you are immune from being sued. Willful failure to make required reports… - Facilities must require provider malpractice insurance: mixed, low. To keep certain malpractice protections, a health care facility must have a policy requiring independent professionals to carry the insurance its rules specify. That insurance must stay in force for the full malpractice statute‑of‑limitations period. Without such a policy, the facility loses ostens… - Impairment reports and required evaluations for clinicians: mixed, low. Anyone may report that a licensee is impaired by substance use, mental illness, or chronic illness. For medical professions under chapter 3, reports may go to program staff, who must alert the board if the licensee refuses or fails evaluation, treatment, or aftercare, or if there is a risk of harm.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Novak (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 3 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 5 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-22: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-14: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-07: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f47940ae-9fb6-46a6-a53a-2478e3b6a0e2) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97896fa9-37f2-445c-b7f9-8a9cc29eba7e) - Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23966a0d-fd80-4ed2-b17c-4ce4c1e86f76) ## 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=f47940ae-9fb6-46a6-a53a-2478e3b6a0e2) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97896fa9-37f2-445c-b7f9-8a9cc29eba7e) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23966a0d-fd80-4ed2-b17c-4ce4c1e86f76) ## 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-HB435-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).