# Montana HB 576: Revise funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, and disabled Montana HB 576, Revise funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, and disabled, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jane Gillette (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB576-2025 - 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 576 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, and disabled - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Tobacco - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (292 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tobacco dollars boost CHIP and Medicaid: benefit, medium. The law sets aside 17% of yearly tobacco settlement money for health programs. This money matches federal funds for CHIP and Montana Medicaid. It can also pay for home visiting, Medicaid waivers 0148.R07.00 and 0208.R07.00, and early help for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The state also u… - More CHIP funding, possible cuts in shortfalls: mixed, medium. A state special revenue account gets money under 33-2-708(3)(b). The department can use it to enroll more kids in CHIP, help with premiums, pay admin costs, and keep a reserve. It also matches federal funds for CHIP and Medicaid, supports home visiting, Medicaid waivers 0148.R07.00 and 0208.R07.00,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 1 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-05: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-05: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-19: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=adbcf7aa-9d06-4497-8cd5-200dff48b3e9) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a3f7a270-5609-4038-b088-df94e5cbc110) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4cc61dff-15b3-42b1-8d72-72b2e820ede8) ## 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=adbcf7aa-9d06-4497-8cd5-200dff48b3e9) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a3f7a270-5609-4038-b088-df94e5cbc110) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4cc61dff-15b3-42b1-8d72-72b2e820ede8) ## 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-HB576-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).