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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise licensing laws"
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description: "Revise licensing laws"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 872"
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citation: "Montana HB 872 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriations", "Economic Development", "Professions and Occupations Generally"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
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version_count: 38
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-12-08T21:04:39+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-19T22:27:45+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12e31957-ef7f-41a6-a840-1027b0da9e14"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2436?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "a88535f623fe8dec430a717ce7a688a418a7239f150f5960e33ea24f21b69883"
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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 872 (2025) — Revise licensing laws
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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. **HB0872.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304562)
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2. **HB0872.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304557)
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3. **HB0872.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304585)
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4. **HB0872_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298612)
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5. **HB0872_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298983)
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6. **HB0872_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304992)
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7. **HB0872_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304993)
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8. **HB0872_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304994)
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9. **HB0872_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304995)
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10. **HB0872_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298611)
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11. **HB0872_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304998)
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12. **HB0872_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306570)
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13. **HB0872_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311931)
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14. **HB0872_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313992)
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15. **HB0872_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314152)
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16. **HB0872_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314155)
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17. **HB0872_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305003)
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18. **HB0872_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305004)
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19. **HB0872_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305019)
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20. **HB0872_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305034)
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21. **HB0872_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305047)
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22. **HB0872_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305066)
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23. **HB0872_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305067)
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24. **HB0872_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305130)
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25. **HB0872_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304996)
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26. **HB0872_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314157)
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27. **HB0872_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325294)
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28. **HB0872_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326602)
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29. **HB0872_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314159)
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30. **HB0872_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316242)
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31. **HB0872_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316246)
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32. **HB0872_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317360)
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33. **HB0872_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320825)
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34. **HB0872_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324318)
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35. **HB0872_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325292)
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36. **HB0872_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325293)
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37. **HB0872_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314156)
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38. **LC2436.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297427)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **95–2** (pass) · lower
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- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-08T21:04:39+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-12-08T21:04:39+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2025-03-19T22:10:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2025-03-21T20:32:10+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-03-21T23:01:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-03-24T15:53:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-03-24T19:38:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-03-24T20:45:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-03-25T14:42:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-03-25T22:11:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-03-26T13:26:08+00:00** (H) Introduced
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- **2025-03-26T13:35:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2025-03-26T16:09:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26T19:11:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-29T02:09:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-03-31T13:41:52+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-03-31T14:45:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2025-03-31T15:58:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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- **2025-03-31T22:57:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-04-01T00:26:45+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-04-02T19:52:39+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-04-04T13:32:51+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-04T22:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-07T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-08T19:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-08T20:44:05+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
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- **2025-04-09T19:17:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09T19:57:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09T20:04:05+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
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- **2025-04-15T16:55:35+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
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- **2025-04-16T17:28:22+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
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- **2025-04-16T20:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
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- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-17T22:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-18T22:15:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-22T14:33:55+00:00** (S) Returned to House
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- **2025-04-22T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-24T14:34:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13T19:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-19T22:27:45+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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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/12e31957-ef7f-41a6-a840-1027b0da9e14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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