# Montana SB 279: Adopt the dietitian licensure compact Montana SB 279, Adopt the dietitian licensure compact, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Wendy McKamey (Republican); 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-SB279-2025 - 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 279 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Adopt the dietitian licensure compact - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally, Rule Making, Interstate Cooperation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (284 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fingerprint checks and fees in Montana: cost, low. Montana dietitian license applicants must submit fingerprints for state and federal background checks. Applicants pay all fees. The board may also require fingerprints at renewal. The Department of Justice may share fingerprint data with the FBI. - Discipline and penalties across states: mixed, medium. If your home-state license is encumbered, your compact privileges in all other states are revoked until it is cleared. To restore privileges, your home state must certify your license is unencumbered and you must complete reapplication steps. Remote states can discipline your compact privilege and… - Multi-state practice for dietitians: mixed, medium. Montana joins the Dietitian Licensure Compact. If you meet set rules, you can get a compact privilege to practice in other member states. You must have a current registered dietitian registration or qualifying degree, complete at least 1,000 supervised hours, and pass an approved national exam take… - How the compact is run: mixed, low. The commission can make rules after public notice and hearings, and can adopt emergency rules. It oversees compliance, can mediate disputes, and may sue or terminate a state that fails to comply. New members must already license dietitians and have a complaint system. The compact starts when seven… - Shared license data and privacy: mixed, low. The compact commission runs a shared data system and gives each compact applicant a unique ID. Member states must use the system and send a standard set of data, including IDs, license status, discipline, denials, significant investigations, and alternative program dates. States must promptly repor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Terry Nelson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 5 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 | | ## 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) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-28: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-28: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-27: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6c98b5c1-e9fc-4c26-9a1b-e6609d43c539) - Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=930ab265-7e89-4a52-9bf5-22ae47c54cec) ## 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=6c98b5c1-e9fc-4c26-9a1b-e6609d43c539) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=930ab265-7e89-4a52-9bf5-22ae47c54cec) ## 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-SB279-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).