Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody

Added the requirement that the arresting agency must agree to the payment terms with the detention center operator before incurring costs.

Corrected a missing period at the end of a sentence regarding claims against private detention centers and fixed a formatting error in the definition of 'actual costs'.

Added a $6 million one-time appropriation from the state special revenue account to reimburse counties for holding specific individuals in confinement.

Changed the reimbursement rate for counties from 150% to 135% of the daily per inmate provider rate.

Added a termination date of June 30, 2027, specifying when the act expires.

Added standard enrolled bill certification signatures for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate.

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text used during the legislative process.

The reimbursement rate for counties holding individuals in detention centers was reduced from 150% to 135% of the benchmark private facility rate.

A new section was added to set a specific termination date of June 30, 2027, for the act's provisions.

The definition of 'actual costs' was adjusted to use a lower percentage (less 10%) of the Crossroads Correctional Facility provider rate.

The bill number was updated from HB 643.3 to HB 643.4 to reflect legislative amendments.

The definition of 'actual costs' was changed to include the daily per inmate provider rate for large private correctional facilities in Montana (over 500 inmates) as a new calculation option.

The flat dollar amount benchmark for 'actual costs' was reduced from $82 to $82 (no change in value, but the context of the definition was altered to prioritize the large facility rate).

The reimbursement rate for counties was increased from 150% of the private facility rate to 200% (the rate plus 10%).

The bill number was updated from HB 643.2 to HB 643.3 to reflect a new version of the legislation.

Added a new Section 2 appropriating $6 million from the Special Revenue Account to reimburse counties for specific mental health detention costs.

Reformatted the definition of 'actual costs' to explicitly state it applies to detention centers in general, improving clarity.

Adjusted section numbering and formatting to accommodate the new appropriation section and align with standard legislative markup.

The bill number was updated from HB 643.2 to HB 643.1, likely indicating a revision in the legislative process.

Removed redundant and conflicting text regarding the definition of 'actual costs' and the appropriation section to resolve formatting inconsistencies.

Deleted duplicate lines and page headers that appeared in the previous version but were not part of the intended legislation.

Page number at the top of the document was updated from '2' to '1'.

A sentence stating that the appropriation is one-time-only was changed from lowercase to all capital letters, which is a formatting adjustment rather than a substantive policy change.

The bill number was changed from HB 643 to HB 643.2, and the legislative session was updated to the 69th Legislature for 2025.

Redundant definitions regarding the calculation of 'actual costs' for housing inmates were removed and consolidated into a single, clearer definition.

A specific appropriation of $6 million was added to the State Special Revenue Account to cover detention costs for the 2025 session.

A new requirement was added stating that the $6 million appropriation is intended to be a one-time-only payment.

Added a clause stating the $6 million appropriation is a one-time-only fund.

Expanded eligibility to include individuals awaiting evaluation or examination under specific statutes in addition to those already listed.

Updated the list of statutes governing commitment to include additional codes (46-14-301, 46-14-302, 46-14-304, 46-14-312).

Removed redundant text and corrected line numbering inconsistencies between versions.

Added a new Section 2 appropriating $6 million from the State Special Revenue Account to the Department of Public Health and Human Services for the 2025-2026 biennium.

Specified that the appropriated funds may only be used to reimburse counties for holding individuals awaiting evaluation or examination under specific mental health statutes (46-14-101, 46-14-202, 46-14-221, or 46-14-311).

Corrected formatting errors in the bill header and fixed a grammatical redundancy in the existing text regarding who is responsible for paying actual costs.

The bill identifier changed from LC 2222 to HB 643.1, reflecting its progression in the legislative process.

The sponsor list was updated to include specific names (T. Sharp, M. Vinton, S. Kelly, S. Gist, G. Kmetz) instead of blank fields.

Minor formatting changes were made to section headers, such as removing extra spaces between subsection letters and adding 'Authorized Print Version' labels.