Increase capacity in the family education and support services program
SB 513 requires Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services to expand the Family Education and Support Services Program by July 1, 2026, to serve all qualified families applying to the program - matching the FY2016 service level. The bill mandates annual reports to the legislature detailing program benefits, how families prepare for future healthcare programs, and comparisons between served and unserved families. It takes effect July 1, 2025, and terminates June 30, 2027. This bill directly affects families applying to the program and the state agency administering it.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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LC3027.pdf
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The bill was renumbered from LC 3027 to SB 513 and updated with the full list of sponsors. The core policy language regarding the Department of Public Health and Human Services' capacity adjustment and program termination dates remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the section headers.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from LC 3027 to SB 513, and the list of sponsors was added to the introduction.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text of Section 1 and Section 3, such as adding the word 'and' to the section title and removing the word 'capacity' from the start of the sentence in Section 1.
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Total actions
21
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Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Chris Pope
DDemocratic
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