Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB234: Requiring fingerprint-based background checks for massage therapy licensure
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring fingerprint-based background checks for massage therapy licensure; amending section 37-33-502, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR MASSAGE THERAPY LICENSURE; AMENDING SECTION 37-33-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Criminal record background check. (1) Each applicant for licensure as a massage therapist shall submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal history background check. (2) Each applicant for licensure shall pay all fees charged in relation to obtaining the state and federal criminal history background check. (3) The board may require a licensee who is renewing a license to submit a full set of the licensee's fingerprints with associated fees to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal history background check. (4) The Montana department of justice may share the fingerprint data obtained under subsection (1) or (3) with the federal bureau of investigation. Section 2. Section 37-33-502, MCA, is amended to read: "37-33-502. Qualifications for licensure. (1) To be eligible for licensure as a massage therapist as provided in 37-33-501, an (b) shall include with the application the application fee set by the board; (c) must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent; (d) must …
Sponsors
- Curdy, Willis (D, 49) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Rule Making, Professions and Occupations E-N, Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is SB234?
- SB234 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Requiring fingerprint-based background checks for massage therapy licensure.
- What does SB234 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring fingerprint-based background checks for massage therapy licensure; amending section 37-33-502, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of SB234?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB234?
- Curdy, Willis (D, 49).
- Where is the official record for SB234?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0869
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