# Montana HB 620: Revise laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include physicians of all specialties Montana HB 620, Revise laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include physicians of all specialties, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB620-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 620 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include physicians of all specialties - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Professions and Occupations O-Z - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (494 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No noncompetes for Montana clinicians: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, contracts made or renewed then cannot restrict covered clinicians after they leave a job or partnership. No noncompete limits on where or how long you can practice. You can treat, advise, or seek to treat your former employer’s current patients. Covered clinicians include… - Montana doctor exceptions for sales and paybacks: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, practice sale or purchase contracts are exempt from the ban on post‑termination limits. For physicians, repayment clauses with a payback that shrinks over time can still be enforced. These include loans, relocation costs, signing bonuses, education, or tuition repayment.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-20: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04c0ccbb-6ba1-46d9-8b27-7cff575fedc2) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fc3d855-f998-4a95-bcef-78cdb4d13332) - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1bf5bf6a-ec30-446a-b0a2-95ea0d982011) ## 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=04c0ccbb-6ba1-46d9-8b27-7cff575fedc2) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fc3d855-f998-4a95-bcef-78cdb4d13332) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1bf5bf6a-ec30-446a-b0a2-95ea0d982011) ## 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) - [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-HB620-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).