# Montana HB 601: Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid

Montana HB 601, Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by SJ Howell (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 601
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: SJ Howell (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (222 yes, 75 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Online Medicaid help from community assisters: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, Montana runs an online portal to help with Medicaid. You can pick one or more community assisters in the portal. They can check your application or renewal status and read notices. They can report changes, see what you need to do, and update your contact info. If enabled, the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: SJ Howell (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 81 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 81 | 18 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-12: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5ed72cbb-daa6-4028-a588-dae4c483faba)
- Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=83a999b2-0b45-438c-8364-2b5243dd1991)

## 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=5ed72cbb-daa6-4028-a588-dae4c483faba)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=83a999b2-0b45-438c-8364-2b5243dd1991)

## 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-HB601-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).