# Montana SB 227: Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities

Montana SB 227, Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Wendy McKamey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 227
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Labor and Employment, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Professional licenses no longer need board seals: benefit, low. The law removes the rule that many licensing boards must use a board seal. Licenses and certified records are valid without a seal, including for county or city licensing checks. Veterinary licenses now require signatures from the board president and secretary-treasurer instead of a seal. This appl…
- Limits on speech and hearing board enforcement: cost, low. The speech-language pathology and audiology board no longer has authority to start prosecutions by filing with a county attorney. The board also cannot pay prosecution costs under that chapter. This narrows how the board enforces violations of its laws.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Terry Nelson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-03: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-01: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5c120fbf-6058-4e8b-866a-cc24bfc379a7)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0f5487a-f452-4543-859b-d254897f9f6a)

## 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=5c120fbf-6058-4e8b-866a-cc24bfc379a7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0f5487a-f452-4543-859b-d254897f9f6a)

## 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-SB227-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).