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HB 881 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities

HB 881 proposed to revise the existing Medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities. This would expand eligibility for the program, allowing more children with disabilities to access Medicaid services. The bill also included an appropriation and extended rulemaking authority for the relevant department to implement these changes. It aimed to amend specific sections of Montana law concerning Medicaid administration and eligibility requirements.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill includes specific appropriation to fund expanded Medicaid eligibility for children with disabilities, directly advancing essential public health funding under Budget & Taxes.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid eligibility for children with disabilities, increasing healthcare access through new appropriations and policy changes.95% confidence
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Vetoed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0881_X(2).pdf → HB0881_X(3).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text shows a minor formatting adjustment where a line break was removed from the title, merging the list of amended sections into a single continuous line. This change does not alter the substantive policy, funding, or legal requirements of the bill.
TECHNICAL

Removed a line break in the bill title to improve text flow; no substantive policy changes were made.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

30–20
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
12 Yea 20 Nay
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 13, 2025
Vetoed
(H) Vetoed by Governor
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-20)
senate
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-37-3)
house
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mary Caferro
Mary Caferro
DDemocratic
MT
81