# Montana HB 245: Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date Montana HB 245, Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Buttrey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB245-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 245 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-03-27, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Appropriations, Health - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (343 yes, 255 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Quarterly reports for workforce contractors: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, any business that contracts to deliver workforce services must file quarterly reports. Reports list clients served, services given, skills earned, exits to jobs, outreach, and money spent on participants. - More job help for Medicaid enrollees: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the state offers job assessments to Medicaid expansion enrollees. The department, not private contractors, delivers services and contacts people who must meet community engagement rules. After the assessment, it provides training and supports like clothing, transport, and… - Old workforce program sections repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals listed sections from 2015, 2019, and 2021. This removes earlier HELP Act sunset and framework rules tied to workforce services. These repeals take effect on passage and approval. - Stronger ID checks for unemployment benefits: mixed, low. The department now uses knowledge-based identity checks and public records when reviewing unemployment claims. These steps cut fraud and bad payments but may add steps or delays for claimants. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ed Buttrey (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 20 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 37 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 37 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Cloture-Duram | pass | 85 | 14 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Rerefer -to APH - Zolnikov | fail | 38 | 61 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | AMD-HB0245.001.001 Falk DO PASS | fail | 35 | 65 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-03-27: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-03: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-02-27: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Motion (House) - 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-20: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-17: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-17: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26124c0c-b4e0-44fe-98bb-e61b4d0f4de8) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9f9adfa-4c8f-4f0c-b140-c5d42ff5dbc1) - Introduced, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c53e8f18-8884-446c-bc37-391f11a17ed8) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26124c0c-b4e0-44fe-98bb-e61b4d0f4de8) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9f9adfa-4c8f-4f0c-b140-c5d42ff5dbc1) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c53e8f18-8884-446c-bc37-391f11a17ed8) ## 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-HB245-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).