# Montana HB 185: Provide for continuous healthy Montana kids plan eligibility for children under 6 Montana HB 185, Provide for continuous healthy Montana kids plan eligibility for children under 6, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Stafman (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB185-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 185 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide for continuous healthy Montana kids plan eligibility for children under 6 - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee - Sponsor: Ed Stafman (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Minors, Federal Government, State Finance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 128 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ed Stafman (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 42 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 43 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 43 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Tabled in Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-01-31: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-30: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-30: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-01-29: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-29: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-29: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-27: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-23: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-22: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-21: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-14: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-14: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-13: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-13: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4e86aa45-230f-4c80-b609-d06a3227ac66) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=618d8ef0-78d2-4480-ba2e-9171b752ca24) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c5f57c7a-0ce5-472d-af30-b37e475cb5fc) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4e86aa45-230f-4c80-b609-d06a3227ac66) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=618d8ef0-78d2-4480-ba2e-9171b752ca24) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c5f57c7a-0ce5-472d-af30-b37e475cb5fc) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB185-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).