# Montana HB 796: Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process

Montana HB 796, Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Oblander (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 796
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Social Services, Privacy, Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (288 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Boards and investigators can subpoena health records: mixed, low. The law lets health care providers share patient records when investigators issue a subpoena under 46-4-301 or a similar federal law. Providers can also share records when a state licensing board uses an administrative subpoena in an investigation or discipline case. This expands access for enforce…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## 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)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: 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)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a005d5d0-4145-4052-9bcf-7b4ede6cf1fa)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d89cf819-75d2-4684-8baf-98f3588eb32e)

## 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=a005d5d0-4145-4052-9bcf-7b4ede6cf1fa)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d89cf819-75d2-4684-8baf-98f3588eb32e)

## 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-HB796-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).