---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for licensure of genetic counselors"
description: "Provide for licensure of genetic counselors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Montana HB 217 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations E-N", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8c54a03-7548-418a-8d25-f83595459d9d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=217&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0fd860bd8baf87ee9977fd98b76fab40ac607f9dc574497a749a074074ced450"
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 217 (2021) — Provide for licensure of genetic counselors

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0217_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0217_1.pdf)
2. **HB0217_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0217_2.pdf)
3. **HB0217_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0217_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0217.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **74–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-04** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-15** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-16** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to House
- **2021-03-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-29** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Signed by President
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8c54a03-7548-418a-8d25-f83595459d9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).