# Montana HB 458: Generally revise laws related to physician assistants

Montana HB 458, Generally revise laws related to physician assistants, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jodee Etchart (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 458
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise laws related to physician assistants
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Professions and Occupations O-Z, Civil Procedure, Liability, Remedies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (279 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Medical malpractice pain-and-suffering capped at $250,000: cost, high. The law caps pain-and-suffering (noneconomic) damages in medical malpractice cases at $250,000 per patient. The limit covers past and future noneconomic losses and applies to all claims from the same act or series of acts. The cap is per patient, not per incident; a claimant must prove different ac…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-28: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House)
- 2025-02-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e19a734f-6fd6-4199-9dc9-e36bb9f0d276)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a45d347f-e168-457d-9041-e3aad293e50d)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8241e3db-d516-4e34-9ca9-a0038fd9aa56)

## 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=e19a734f-6fd6-4199-9dc9-e36bb9f0d276)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a45d347f-e168-457d-9041-e3aad293e50d)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8241e3db-d516-4e34-9ca9-a0038fd9aa56)

## 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-HB458-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).