# Montana HB 621: Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program

Montana HB 621, Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB621-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 621
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (471 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Confidential peer support for first responders: mixed, low. Local police, sheriff, fire, and EMS employers can set up a peer support program. They must keep a written policy with minimum rules. The policy sets peer supporter qualifications, certification, and continuing education, and defines sessions, group debriefs, and peer support teams. It bans any wri…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 12 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eebaab45-7050-46c6-9ecd-e10f5da7a630)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=046ac4a5-7238-41f6-adc6-389f4a81bff7)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1b01cd41-8db5-4c31-b4e0-aef57206f03b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7996e17b-c8a6-4177-b40c-03df65bf0983)

## 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=eebaab45-7050-46c6-9ecd-e10f5da7a630)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=046ac4a5-7238-41f6-adc6-389f4a81bff7)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1b01cd41-8db5-4c31-b4e0-aef57206f03b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7996e17b-c8a6-4177-b40c-03df65bf0983)

## 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-HB621-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).