---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fingerprint background checks for licensing under medical licensure compact"
description: "Fingerprint background checks for licensing under medical licensure compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "Montana HB 362 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellie Hill Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-15"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f0b34d6-3b1c-4778-87fb-f64bf952c784"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC2224&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "cf56ff8f170129f9998946eac0a9ef3186c0b97a984333ac7af8f4fe5d3613e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 362 (2017) — Fingerprint background checks for licensing under medical licensure compact

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0362.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **91–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ellie Hill Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-15** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-26** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-26** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-31** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-25** Returned to House
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f0b34d6-3b1c-4778-87fb-f64bf952c784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).