Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical procedures
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Became law
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Officially: “Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical procedures” Read the full text
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2025 session
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Nov 22, 2024
(LC) Draft On Hold · Dec 20, 2024
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold · Jan 2, 2025
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold · Jan 2, 2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Jan 8, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Jan 8, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Jan 10, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Jan 13, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Jan 13, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Jan 13, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Jan 14, 2025
(H) Introduced · Jan 15, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Jan 16, 2025
(H) First Reading · Jan 16, 2025
(H) Hearing · Jan 20, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Jan 22, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed · Jan 22, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration · Jan 27, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Jan 28, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Jan 28, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Jan 29, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Jan 29, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Jan 29, 2025
(S) First Reading · Jan 30, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Feb 17, 2025
(S) Hearing · Feb 18, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Mar 25, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Mar 25, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 31, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Mar 31, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 1, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 1, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 1, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 2, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · Apr 7, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 9, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · Apr 9, 2025
(H) Signed by Governor · Apr 16, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · Apr 17, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Ed Buttrey
Recorded votes
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-01 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 38, NO 12
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-03-31 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 40, NO 10
Do PassHouse · 2025-01-29 · BILL_PASSED · NO 24, YES 76
Do PassHouse · 2025-01-28 · BILL_PASSED · YES 76, NO 24
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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