HB 796 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process

HB 796 revises laws related to the compulsory sharing of health care records. It clarifies that professional and occupational licensing boards or programs may request health care information. This information can be obtained through an administrative subpoena for their investigative and disciplinary proceedings. The bill amends existing statutes to explicitly allow this disclosure under specific circumstances.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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The bill text underwent minor formatting adjustments, including the removal of a closing marker and the addition of a blank line for spacing. The signing date was updated to 2025, and the bill title was slightly reformatted with adjusted spacing.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'END' marker at the conclusion of the document text.

Added a blank line between the signature date and the bill number.

Adjusted spacing around the 'HOUSE BILL NO. 796' title.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

45–3

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 11, 2025

D Democratic18

15 Yea 2 Nay 1

83% Yea

R Republican32

30 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 8, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-3-2)

senate

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety

upper

Mar 7, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (99-0-1)

house

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors