# Montana SB 233: Adopting the interstate massage compact Montana SB 233, Adopting the interstate massage compact, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Willis Curdy (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB233-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 233 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Adopting the interstate massage compact - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally, Professions and Occupations E-N, Rule Making - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (261 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - How the interstate massage compact runs: benefit, medium. The law creates an interstate commission to run the compact. Each member state has one delegate. The commission can make rules, hire staff, and collect fees. Member states must license massage therapy, use a national exam, run FBI checks, require continuing competence, join the data system, and sha… - Cross-state discipline and license data sharing: mixed, medium. Your home state controls your multistate license. If it suspends or revokes it, your OK to practice in all member states stops until fixed. Remote states can limit your practice in their borders and issue orders. Joining an alternative program pauses your multistate license while you participate. S… - Multistate license for Montana massage therapists: mixed, medium. Montana joins the Interstate Massage Compact. The compact takes effect once at least seven states have enacted it. You can get a multistate license if you hold an active home-state license, have at least 625 education hours, and pass the national exam. You must give fingerprints for state and FBI c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Carter (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 84 | 15 | | | 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 7 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 41 | 9 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 43 | 7 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-14: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-13: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-13: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-12: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09ccf1ab-5b5b-40df-a58c-1ec678fbca57) - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c6deef2c-1806-476b-82a9-16f2f4280b84) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09ccf1ab-5b5b-40df-a58c-1ec678fbca57) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c6deef2c-1806-476b-82a9-16f2f4280b84) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [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-SB233-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).