2025 Regular Session • Montana Legislature
HB686
Legislative Summary
Generally revising laws related to physician assistants
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
9/23/2024
(LC) Drafter Assigned
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
(LC) Draft in Edit
House of Representatives
2/22/2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
House of Representatives
2/22/2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
House of Representatives
2/22/2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(H) Introduced
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(H) Referred to Committee (H) Business and Labor
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
(H) First Reading
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
(H) Hearing (H) Business and Labor
House of Representatives
3/1/2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed (H) Business and Labor
House of Representatives
3/1/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Received
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed (H) Business and Labor
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
(S) First Reading
Senate
3/17/2025
(S) Referred to Committee (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Senate
3/19/2025
(S) Hearing (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Senate
3/28/2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Senate
3/28/2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Senate
4/1/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
House of Representatives
4/5/2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Senate
4/5/2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
Senate
4/7/2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Senate
4/7/2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
Senate
4/7/2025
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
Senate
4/16/2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
(H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
4/17/2025
94
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
4/16/2025
95
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
4/7/2025
47
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
4/5/2025
49
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs--Be Concurred In As Amended
3/28/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
3/7/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
3/5/2025
98
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) Business and Labor--Do Pass
3/1/2025
17
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jodee Etchart
Republican