# Montana HB 744: Authorize speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides

Montana HB 744, Authorize speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB744-2025
- 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 744
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Authorize speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Professions and Occupations Generally, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Board sets school aide qualifications and timing: mixed, low. The state board must set the qualifications and allowed tasks for school-employed speech and hearing aides. The board’s rules cannot be stricter than the law’s minimums. Section 2 of the law starts 30 days after the board adopts final rules. The initial section ends 30 days after those final rules…
- No license, 20% oversight for school speech aides: mixed, low. School-employed speech-language and audiology aides do not need a state license. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist must supervise them at least 20% of their work time. Aides may not do tasks that require a clinician’s independent judgment. These rules apply to aides who work for…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sara Novak (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5318991d-e14b-4e19-beff-d04517c4147b)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bca9711d-a208-4c2d-8113-d0a58b0375dc)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=287f7c17-0683-4f25-8ec8-69d0ec60e6dd)

## 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=5318991d-e14b-4e19-beff-d04517c4147b)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bca9711d-a208-4c2d-8113-d0a58b0375dc)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=287f7c17-0683-4f25-8ec8-69d0ec60e6dd)

## 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-HB744-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).