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2023 Legislative Information
Title 37 Reform
(4) Bill Proposals
Pursuant to Executive Order 1-2021 “Red Tape Reform” the Department of Labor & Industry, Employment Standards Division proposes the following legislation affecting Montana professional and occupational licensing to address “excessive, outdated, unnecessary, or burdensome” regulations.
The bill brings all of the Board of Behavioral Health’s requirements and definitions for their covered occupations under one chapter of code.
The bill standardizes cease and desist, injunctive, and criminal actions across all boards and programs.
This legislation standardizes appointment procedures, terms, and qualifications for every board member across all boards and places these requirements and processes into one chapter of code.
Title 37 of Montana statute covers professional, occupational, and healthcare licensing.
Other Agency Bills
(4) Bill Proposals
The bill makes clear that the theft of unemployment benefits is a specific type of theft under criminal law and clarifies the potential charges and penalties faced by those suspected of UI theft.
The bill removes the termination date for registry fees for real estate appraisers – and replaces it with an immediate effective date.
The bill balances the Building Code Inspection account and Weights & Measures account through a one-time transfer of $2.3 million from the Inspection account which has a surplus to Weights & Measures for replacing outdated equipment.
HB41 would increase the per-worker grant amount from $2,000 to $3,000 and expand the program to Montana employers of all sizes with the intent of fully exhausting allocated funds.