---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records"
description: "Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 590"
citation: "Montana HB 590 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health", "Health Care Services", "Insurance", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Oblander"]
version_count: 52
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-13T14:01:55+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T17:29:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35eb04d5-9044-495a-9c09-4a2f7c7c3d65"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2942?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "2a5459525f1df7b213818557f492391c2cd2c9698bcfbb898d1e1eac48bb02ad"
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 590 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0590.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290371)
2. **HB0590.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299180)
3. **HB0590.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301385)
4. **HB0590.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303145)
5. **HB0590.002.003_combo_final-not condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303148)
6. **HB0590.002.003_combo_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303146)
7. **HB0590_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284989)
8. **HB0590_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291654)
9. **HB0590_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291655)
10. **HB0590_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291656)
11. **HB0590_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291657)
12. **HB0590_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284456)
13. **HB0590_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291659)
14. **HB0590_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304116)
15. **HB0590_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304117)
16. **HB0590_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291660)
17. **HB0590_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291679)
18. **HB0590_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291681)
19. **HB0590_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291682)
20. **HB0590_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291686)
21. **HB0590_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293845)
22. **HB0590_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294013)
23. **HB0590_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302866)
24. **HB0590_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291658)
25. **HB0590_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304119)
26. **HB0590_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310325)
27. **HB0590_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314088)
28. **HB0590_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314090)
29. **HB0590_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304122)
30. **HB0590_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304123)
31. **HB0590_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304149)
32. **HB0590_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304151)
33. **HB0590_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304155)
34. **HB0590_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304156)
35. **HB0590_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304160)
36. **HB0590_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306055)
37. **HB0590_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304118)
38. **HB0590_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314092)
39. **HB0590_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325093)
40. **HB0590_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325094)
41. **HB0590_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325095)
42. **HB0590_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326757)
43. **HB0590_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314921)
44. **HB0590_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314923)
45. **HB0590_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314924)
46. **HB0590_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316308)
47. **HB0590_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316309)
48. **HB0590_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317333)
49. **HB0590_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320804)
50. **HB0590_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324299)
51. **HB0590_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314091)
52. **LC2942.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283153)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Oblander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-13T14:01:55+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-13T14:01:56+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-11T21:33:03+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-13T23:04:10+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-13T23:34:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-17T17:42:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-17T21:05:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-18T00:41:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-18T17:10:53+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-18T21:54:59+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-19T21:56:16+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-20T18:54:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T19:51:28+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T15:17:09+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-02-27T16:53:52+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T01:32:15+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-01T19:53:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T16:17:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-03T17:03:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-03T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T21:41:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-06T15:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T17:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:33:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T15:25:29+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-02T16:18:39+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-03T20:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T18:05:52+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T21:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:21+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-10T22:55:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-11T23:41:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T22:04:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T20:03:02+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T16:23:03+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T17:29:48+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/35eb04d5-9044-495a-9c09-4a2f7c7c3d65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).