HB686 • 2025

Generally revising laws related to physician assistants

Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Jodee Etchart
Last action: 2025-05-19
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Generally revising laws related to physician assistants

What This Bill Does

Generally revising laws related to physician assistants

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1

COMMITTEE

Plain English: Amendment - 1st Reading/2nd House-blue - Requested by: Jodee Etchart - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Matthew Weaver, HB0686.001.002 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 686 1 HOUSE BILL NO.

Amendment - 1st Reading/2nd House-blue - Requested by: Jodee Etchart - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Matthew Weaver, HB0686.001.002 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 686 1 HOUSE BILL NO.
686 2 INTRODUCED BY J.
ETCHART 3 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN 5 ASSISTANTS; TRANSITIONING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSING TO A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 6 INDUSTRY LICENSING PROGRAM; REMOVING INCREASING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OVERSIGHT 7 FROM MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS SECTION 8 2-15-1731, 37-1-401, 37-20-202, 37-20-203, 37-20- 301, 37-20-302, AND 37-20-401, MCA.” 9 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 11 12Section 1.
Section 2-15-1731, MCA, is amended to read: 13 "2-15-1731.

Amendment 2

COMMITTEE

Plain English: COMMITTEE 2

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

2025-05-19 HOUSE
Chapter Number Assigned
2025-05-13 HOUSE
(H) Signed by Governor
2025-05-07 HOUSE
(H) Transmitted to Governor
2025-05-06 SENATE
(S) Signed by President
2025-05-02 HOUSE
(H) Signed by Speaker
2025-04-23 HOUSE
(H) Returned from Enrolling
2025-04-18 HOUSE
(H) Sent to Enrolling
2025-04-17 HOUSE
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-04-17 HOUSE
(H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
2025-04-16 HOUSE
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-04-16 HOUSE
(H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
2025-04-07 SENATE
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-04-07 SENATE
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
2025-04-07 SENATE
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
2025-04-05 SENATE
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-04-05 SENATE
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
2025-04-04 HOUSE
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-03 HOUSE
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
2025-04-03 HOUSE
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-01 HOUSE
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-28 SENATE
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
2025-03-28 SENATE
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
2025-03-19 SENATE
(S) Hearing
2025-03-17 SENATE
(S) Referred to Committee
2025-03-14 SENATE
(S) First Reading
2025-03-07 HOUSE
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
2025-03-07 HOUSE
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-03-05 HOUSE
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed
2025-03-01 HOUSE
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
2025-03-01 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Received
2025-02-27 HOUSE
(H) Hearing
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(H) Introduced
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(H) Referred to Committee
2025-02-24 HOUSE
(H) First Reading
2025-02-22 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-22 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-22 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-19 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-18 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-09-23 HOUSE
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Generally revising laws related to physician assistants

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

- 2025
69th Legislature 2025 HB 686
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 686
ENROLLED BILL
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; INCREASING PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-15-
1731, MCA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 2-15-1731, MCA, is amended to read:
"2-15-1731. Board of medical examiners. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a Montana state
board of medical examiners.
(2) The board consists of 12 14 members:
(a) five doctors of medicine, including one with experience in emergency medicine, none of whom
may be from the same county;
(b) one doctor of osteopathy;
(c) one podiatrist;
(d) one nutritionist;
(e) one physician assistant;
(e) three physician assistants;
(f)(f) one emergency care provider, as defined in 50-6-202, who may be a volunteer emergency care
provider; and
(g)(g) two public members.
(3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121."
- END -
I hereby certify that the within bill,
HB 686, originated in the House.
___________________________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
___________________________________________
Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
___________________________________________
President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
HOUSE BILL NO. 686
INTRODUCED BY J. ETCHART
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; INCREASING PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-15-
1731, MCA.