---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand practice of telemedicine"
description: "Expand practice of telemedicine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 43"
citation: "Montana HB 43 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rhonda Knudsen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-09-15"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d08e6411-a670-4701-915d-57e443daa547"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=43&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "2d295210d4da5f46e6d323ea105958110994a51fbd9de46af7bbf15f2cd8bcb7"
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 43 (2021) — Expand practice of telemedicine

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0043_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_1.pdf)
2. **HB0043_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_2.pdf)
3. **HB0043_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_3.pdf)
4. **HB0043_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0043.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rhonda Knudsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-07** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Human Services `reading-1`
- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-07** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-02-03** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-09** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-10** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-22** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d08e6411-a670-4701-915d-57e443daa547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).