---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require consent for sensitive health exams"
description: "Require consent for sensitive health exams"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 417"
citation: "Montana HB 417 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-15T19:36:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:14:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01eca39c-6a88-47fb-81f3-9420d38aa4da"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1205"
source_hash: "b2d33330d1bd75f96593b694d4dde4712be5a7892a6fb6d1785eaaae3155ce14"
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 417 (2023) — Require consent for sensitive health exams

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0417.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12387)
2. **HB0417_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12386)
3. **HB0417_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12388)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **87–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **78–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:14:44+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T20:00:10+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T19:59:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-01T00:50:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-31T21:52:38+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-30T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T20:08:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T21:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24T18:21:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-23T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T03:30:32+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-07T20:16:41+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T17:58:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-04T21:09:02+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-04T01:11:34+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-02T15:51:04+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-17T18:03:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T18:59:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T18:59:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-13T19:23:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-13T18:58:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-13T16:42:47+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T16:42:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-12T23:00:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-12T22:22:00+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-11T20:00:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-11T18:19:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-15T19:36:11+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01eca39c-6a88-47fb-81f3-9420d38aa4da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).