---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide laws related to healthcare provider burnout"
description: "Provide laws related to healthcare provider burnout"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 497"
citation: "Montana SB 497 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wendy McKamey"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-29T15:15:52+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T15:47:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3121fa97-1985-47aa-832e-e5e6e05cc9b4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2096?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "672d41571fbd5105ab894bf2c7e2d18c8263646234b8f0193fa39af46e830ae3"
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 497 (2025) — Provide laws related to healthcare provider burnout

## Version chain

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

1. **LC2096.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285660)
2. **SB0497.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297039)
3. **SB0497.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297038)
4. **SB0497_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288804)
5. **SB0497_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293545)
6. **SB0497_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293725)
7. **SB0497_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300102)
8. **SB0497_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300806)
9. **SB0497_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300807)
10. **SB0497_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300808)
11. **SB0497_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300809)
12. **SB0497_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287473)
13. **SB0497_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300811)
14. **SB0497_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314093)
15. **SB0497_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300812)
16. **SB0497_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300813)
17. **SB0497_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300955)
18. **SB0497_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300956)
19. **SB0497_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300957)
20. **SB0497_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301165)
21. **SB0497_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309037)
22. **SB0497_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314089)
23. **SB0497_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300810)
24. **SB0497_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314095)
25. **SB0497_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325000)
26. **SB0497_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326495)
27. **SB0497_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314096)
28. **SB0497_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316470)
29. **SB0497_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316472)
30. **SB0497_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317387)
31. **SB0497_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320846)
32. **SB0497_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323027)
33. **SB0497_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323028)
34. **SB0497_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323029)
35. **SB0497_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314094)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **9–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **77–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **28–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wendy McKamey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-29T15:15:52+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-17T18:05:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-17T18:47:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-21T20:02:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-21T23:51:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-22T15:08:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T14:15:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T17:09:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T20:24:15+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-26T20:27:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-01T05:45:02+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-04T18:47:46+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T20:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T09:16:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T18:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T23:17:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T02:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:19:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-17T15:26:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T21:10:26+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-28T17:15:08+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-29T15:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T16:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:59+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T12:37:10+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T18:38:34+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T17:41:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T15:47:44+00:00** 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/3121fa97-1985-47aa-832e-e5e6e05cc9b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).