---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide signature authority for advanced practice registered nurses"
description: "Provide signature authority for advanced practice registered nurses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 94"
citation: "Montana SB 94 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Gauthier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-12"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76a0008d-ab71-466f-adf6-6494172ae7ef"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=94&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "81774e674bd4987558473798e694da7d50f94cb3e79224b40731ffb6db195c65"
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 SB 94 (2019) — Provide signature authority for advanced practice registered nurses

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0094_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0094_1.pdf)
2. **SB0094_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0094_2.pdf)
3. **SB0094_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0094_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0094.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Gauthier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-12** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-13** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Hearing
- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-29** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Hearing
- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Returned to Senate
- **2019-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-25** Signed by President
- **2019-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76a0008d-ab71-466f-adf6-6494172ae7ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).