Revise the Medicaid expansion program
SB 199 revises Montana's Medicaid expansion program (the Montana HELP Act) by introducing monthly "taxpayer integrity fees" for participants meeting specific asset thresholds. It requires fees based on excess real estate value ($5,000+ above homestead limits), vehicle equity ($20,000+ combined value), or agricultural land taxable value ($1,500+ annually), with a base fee of $100 plus $4 per $1,000 over limits. The bill also updates community engagement rules, mandating 80 monthly hours of work-related activities for 19-55-year-olds (with exemptions for medical conditions, caregivers, students, and others). These changes directly affect Medicaid expansion participants owning significant assets or required to meet work participation standards.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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The bill was renumbered from LC 0584 to Senate Bill 199 and the sponsor was updated to J. Trebas and D. Emrich. These are administrative changes that do not alter the bill's content, scope, or policy requirements.
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Bill number changed from LC 0584 to SB 199
Sponsor names updated to J. Trebas and D. Emrich
Header text updated to reflect the new Senate Bill number
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
28–22
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-22)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy Trebas
RRepublican
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