Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB414: Revise laws related to licensing applications
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to professional licensing applications; revising licensing statutes for provisional and temporary licenses; creating standardized procedures for provisional licenses for all boards and programs; updating terminology for clarity and removing redundancies; providing for review of nonroutine occupational licensing applications by screening panels of licensing boards; removing duplicative references…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSING APPLICATIONS; REVISING LICENSING STATUTES FOR PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY LICENSES; CREATING STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSES FOR ALL BOARDS AND PROGRAMS; UPDATING TERMINOLOGY FOR CLARITY AND REMOVING REDUNDANCIES; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW OF NONROUTINE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING APPLICATIONS BY SCREENING PANELS OF LICENSING BOARDS; REMOVING DUPLICATIVE REFERENCES; AMENDING SECTIONS 37-1-131, 37-1-307, 37-1-319, 37-3-201, 37-4-201, 37-8-409, 37-8-421, 37-11-310, 37-14-102, 37-14-301, 37-14-305, 37-14-306, 37-14-307, 37-15-103, 37-17-302, 37-18-603, 37-19-402, 37-19-703, 37-27-105, 37-27-201, 37-27-203, 37-28-104, 37-31302, 37-31-305, 37-31-312, 37-36-201, 37-40-203, 37-40-302, 37-49-202, 37-51-324, 37-54-212, 37-56-106, 37-60-303, 37-68-311, 37-69-306, AND 37-73-203, MCA; REPEALING SECTIONS 37-1-305, 37-4-341, 37-27205, 37-73-208, AND 37-73-216, MCA. Section 1. Provisional license -- limitations -- validity -- temporary license. (1) The department may issue a provisional license to an applicant whom the department has initially determined to be eligible for licensure, except for one or more of the following pending (b) completion of supervised work or educational experience as a license holder; (c) facility or equipment inspection; (d) verification of licensure in good standing from other licensing jurisdictions and applicable national licensing databases; or (e) verification of absence of relevant criminal charges or other action. (2) A board or a program may, by rule, prescribe the time, place, supervision, or other limitations - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 414 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th Legislature …
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Hunter, Gregg (R, 15)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 46 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Safety, Education - Teachers, Health, Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB414?
- HB414 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to licensing applications.
- What does HB414 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to professional licensing applications; revising licensing statutes for provisional and temporary licenses; creating standardized procedures for provisional licenses for all boards and programs; updating terminology for clarity and removing redundancies; providing for review of nonroutine occupational licensing applications by screening panels of licensing boards; removing duplicative references…
- What is the status of HB414?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB414?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB414?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0214
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