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type: "Bill"
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title: "Expand practice of telemedicine"
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description: "Expand practice of telemedicine"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 43"
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citation: "Montana HB 43 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rhonda Knudsen"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 55
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2020-09-15"
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last_action: "2021-04-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d08e6411-a670-4701-915d-57e443daa547"
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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"
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source_hash: "2d295210d4da5f46e6d323ea105958110994a51fbd9de46af7bbf15f2cd8bcb7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana HB 43 (2021) — Expand practice of telemedicine
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0043_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_1.pdf)
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2. **HB0043_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_2.pdf)
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3. **HB0043_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_3.pdf)
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4. **HB0043_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0043_X.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0043.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Rhonda Knudsen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-09-15** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2020-12-03** Draft in Edit
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- **2020-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-07** Executive Director Review
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- **2020-12-07** Draft in Assembly
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- **2020-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2020-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Human Services `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Received
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- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2021-01-07** Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Human Services
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- **2021-02-03** Amendments Available
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- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-02-09** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-02-10** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-10** Transmitted to Senate
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- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-22** Returned to House with Amendments
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- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
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- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-19** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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