MT HB 885

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Generally revise Medicaid laws to improve customer service

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

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Did MT HB 885 pass?

No. MT HB 885 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 885 about?

MT HB 885 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Generally revise Medicaid laws to improve customer service”.

Who sponsors MT HB 885?

SJ Howell is the primary sponsor of MT HB 885.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-20
(H) Died in Process
failure
2025-04-09
(H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
2025-04-08
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-07
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-04
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations
amendment-deferral
2025-04-04
(H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
2025-04-03
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-04-02
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-04-02
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-02
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-02
(H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-04-02
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services
committee-passage
2025-04-01
(H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
2025-03-31
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-03-28
(H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
2025-03-27
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-27
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
referral-committee
2025-03-26
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-26
(H) Introduced
2025-03-26
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-03-24
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-03-20
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-03-19
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-03-18
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-12-08
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-12-08
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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Votes

do_pass_as_amended
2025-04-02 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Terry Nelson: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
to_table
2025-04-04 · pass · 13-10
Member-level votes (23)
- Mary Caferro: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Thedis Crowe: no
- David Bedey: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- Mike Fox: no
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: no
- Connie Keogh: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Paul Tuss: no
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
Take from table in APH to Second Reading - Howell
2025-04-04 · fail · 45-49
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: no
- Jedediah Hinkle: no
- Julie Darling: no
- Larry Brewster: no
- Fiona Nave: no
- Braxton Mitchell: no
- Linda Reksten: no
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: excused
- Katie Zolnikov: no
- Amy Regier: no
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: no
- Jerry Schillinger: no
- Gary Parry: absent
- Caleb Hinkle: no
- Ken Walsh: no
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: no
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: no
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: no
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: absent
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: no
- Neil Duram: no
- Bill Mercer: absent
- David Bedey: no
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: no
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: no
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: no
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: no
- Russ Miner: no
- Nelly Nicol: no
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: no
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: no
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: no
- Jodee Etchart: no
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: absent
- Valerie Moore: no
- Morgan Thiel: no
- Shannon Maness: no
- Curtis Cochran: no
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: no
- Mike Vinton: no
- Steven Kelly: no
- Shane Klakken: no
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: no
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: no
- Anthony Nicastro: no
- Brian Close: absent
- Greg Overstreet: no
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: no
- Ed Byrne: no
- Randyn Gregg: no
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: no
- 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: no
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Terry Nelson: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 2541

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2541?open_tab=sum

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