# Montana HB 397: Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service

Montana HB 397, Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Katie Sullivan (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 397
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Katie Sullivan (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Privacy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (495 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Health privacy rules for mental health apps: benefit, low. The law defines which apps and sites count as mental health digital services. They collect mental health or substance use info, market mental health help, and use that info to give care. If a covered service handles your health information for you, it must follow Montana's health privacy rules. If…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katie Sullivan (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-24: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2143eced-1f14-45a7-bb47-231fbec501d1)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ea31cb23-42c9-461b-a0dc-9c752b655608)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c6a6b384-b346-48de-bfa6-3c41a73502b1)
- Introduced, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8a8c98f3-4e28-4df8-a8aa-ae88f8325887)

## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2143eced-1f14-45a7-bb47-231fbec501d1)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ea31cb23-42c9-461b-a0dc-9c752b655608)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c6a6b384-b346-48de-bfa6-3c41a73502b1)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8a8c98f3-4e28-4df8-a8aa-ae88f8325887)

## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB397-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).