SB 378 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Create a tribal relations management team at DPHHS

SB 378 establishes a Tribal Relations Management Team within Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), creating two specific roles: a Tribal Relations Manager and a Director of American Indian Health. The Tribal Relations Manager coordinates government-to-government consultations with tribal governments, facilitates policy development with tribes, and prepares annual reports to the governor. The Director of American Indian Health identifies health disparities between tribal and non-tribal populations and develops strategies to improve health equity. This bill directly affects DPHHS operations and tribal governments by mandating structured collaboration on health programs and reporting.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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LC0524.pdf SB0378_1.pdf · 1 edit
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The bill text was updated from a draft version (LC 0524) to a formal Senate Bill (SB 378.1), adding a complete list of sponsors and slightly refining the official title to specify the team's location within the Department of Public Health and Human Services. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered.
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The bill number and title were updated to reflect the formal Senate Bill format, and a comprehensive list of sponsors was added.

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Feb 27, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
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Susan Webber
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