HB 918 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B

House Bill 918 requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to report on its progress in developing a plan to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's *Olmstead v. L.C.* decision. This decision focuses on providing services for individuals with disabilities in community-based settings rather than institutions. DPHHS must provide quarterly updates to the health and human services budget committee during the legislative interim regarding this plan. The bill becomes effective on July 1, 2025, and is set to terminate on September 15, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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Removed extra blank lines and inconsistent quotation marks from the bill title and footer sections.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Apr 5, 2025

How they voted

482
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-2)
senate
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-5-2)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jane Gillette
Jane Gillette
RRepublican
MT
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