HB 261 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Providing for procedural rule making authority to the department of labor and industry

This bill grants the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) the authority to establish uniform administrative rules for the professional and occupational boards it oversees. These rules will specifically govern the procedures for handling contested administrative cases, which are formal disputes within the licensing process. The DLI will also be able to create rules for public notice requirements, potentially allowing the posting of a licensee's name and hearing details on a public website prior to a final decision on their license. This aims to standardize how these boards manage disagreements and provide public information about ongoing administrative actions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

455
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 2 Nay
88% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 3 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-5)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-5-1)
house
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Close
Brian Close
DDemocratic
MT
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