---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise addiction counselor licensing laws"
description: "Revise addiction counselor licensing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 425"
citation: "Montana SB 425 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Professions and Occupations A-D"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:32:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:00:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4bc7467-331b-4b48-adc2-cda45c46b152"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2252"
source_hash: "ec3b4cc51daacbc1e593f1ac27762cb5f62b80fd804359168a675b061122ce15"
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 425 (2023) — Revise addiction counselor licensing laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0425.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9304)
2. **SB0425.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9305)
3. **SB0425.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9303)
4. **SB0425001SCS17719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9271)
5. **SB0425_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9248)
6. **SB0425_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9250)
7. **SB0425_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9249)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **73–26** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:00:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T15:21:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-27T23:27:21+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27T23:27:20+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T13:29:13+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-24T23:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:38:48+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T22:00:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-11T22:00:09+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-11T21:48:55+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-06T22:19:36+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-06T19:53:05+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-06T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T19:19:30+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-31T14:48:45+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T23:18:29+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:10:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:18:37+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T16:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T02:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T21:00:22+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:15:30+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:34:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T23:34:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:34:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T18:15:15+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T22:49:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:29:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T20:29:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:17:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T19:43:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T23:08:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T23:08:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T21:35:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T17:01:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T21:28:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T17:51:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-16T14:56:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T23:10:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T17:57:59+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-07T20:35:35+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T18:32:08+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/f4bc7467-331b-4b48-adc2-cda45c46b152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).