MT HB 851

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Create department of health services

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Did MT HB 851 pass?

No. MT HB 851 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (S) Died in Standing Committee

What is MT HB 851 about?

MT HB 851 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Create department of health services”.

Who sponsors MT HB 851?

John Fitzpatrick is the primary sponsor of MT HB 851.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-22
(S) Died in Standing Committee
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2025-04-15
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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2025-04-11
(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
2025-04-09
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
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2025-04-09
(S) First Reading
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2025-04-08
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-04-08
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
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2025-04-08
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-04-07
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-04-07
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-04-04
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations
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2025-04-04
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations
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2025-04-04
(H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
2025-04-02
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
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2025-04-01
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration
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2025-04-01
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration
committee-passage
2025-04-01
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-31
(H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
2025-03-29
(H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
2025-03-29
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-03-29
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-03-21
(H) First Reading
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2025-03-21
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
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2025-03-21
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-21
(H) Introduced
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-03-20
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-03-20
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-03-20
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-03-17
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-25
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-18
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-11-14
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

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Documents

Votes

do_pass
2025-04-01 · pass · 15-4
Member-level votes (19)
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Curtis Cochran: no
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Zack Wirth: no
- Julie Darling: yes
- Frank Smith: yes
do_pass
2025-04-04 · pass · 20-3
Member-level votes (23)
- David Bedey: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Bill Mercer: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Terry Falk: no
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jane Gillette: no
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
Do Pass
2025-04-07 · pass · 86-14
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: no
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: no
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: no
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: no
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: no
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: no
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: no
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: no
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: no
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: no
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: no
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: no
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
Do Pass
2025-04-08 · pass · 82-15
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: no
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: no
- Fiona Nave: absent
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: no
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: no
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: no
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: no
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: no
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: no
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: excused
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: no
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: no
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: absent
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: no
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: no
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: no
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
to_table
2025-04-15 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Vince Ricci: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes

Related bills

Replaces: LC 1424

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1424?open_tab=sum

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