# Montana HB 419: Implementing cost reporting for certain Medicaid service provider types

Montana HB 419, Implementing cost reporting for certain Medicaid service provider types, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-05 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 419
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Implementing cost reporting for certain Medicaid service provider types
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-06-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Appropriations, Rule Making, State Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (288 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid rate study and funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, DPHHS produces a Medicaid rate adequacy report at least once every 4 years, if funded. The first report is due September 1, 2026. It compares pay rates to provider costs using cost reports, claims, and national data (BLS, IRS, USDA, Census) and peer states. The law provides…
- New cost reports for Medicaid providers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Medicaid service providers that DPHHS identifies must file a standard cost report. It applies to providers in adult and children’s mental health, substance use disorder, developmental disabilities, and senior and long-term care. You must report actual revenue and spending fo…
- Old HCBS fiscal report repealed: cost, low. The law repeals the prior HCBS fiscal accountability report to the legislature (section 53-6-406). The repeal takes effect July 1, 2025.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Esp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 3 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-06-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-20: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-18: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f15e130b-8410-4db7-bc37-b95bff431fe5)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7879b381-76b6-49ed-b5d4-1149f93e6515)

## 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=f15e130b-8410-4db7-bc37-b95bff431fe5)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7879b381-76b6-49ed-b5d4-1149f93e6515)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB419-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).