# Montana HB 682: Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment Montana HB 682, Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Kmetz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB682-2025 - 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 682 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Greg Kmetz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Discrimination, Health, Civil Procedure, Insurance, Liability - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (509 yes, 280 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Health plans must cover detransition: mixed, medium. The law requires any plan that covers gender transition care to also cover detransition care with the same deductibles and copays. This applies to private insurance, state employee and university plans, Medicaid, and the state’s temporary benefits program. For Medicaid and the temporary program, th… - New deadlines to sue over care: mixed, low. The law creates a right to sue for injuries from gender transition treatment received as a minor, but sets strict filing windows. You must file by age 25 or within 2 years after you discover the injury and its cause, whichever is later. No case may be filed after age 30. For medical malpractice aga… - New rules for HMOs and MEWAs: mixed, low. Beginning Oct 1, 2026, HMOs and self‑funded employer MEWAs must also follow section 2 of this act. They are subject to the same listed insurance‑code requirements for those plan types. This changes plan compliance and administration and may affect how plans operate. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Kmetz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lee Deming (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 32 | 18 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 57 | 43 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 44 | 6 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 98 | 2 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | fail | 49 | 51 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 18 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 18 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 57 | 41 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | AMD-HB0682.002.002 Thane DO PASS | pass | 55 | 41 | | ## Actions (41) - 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) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-02: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-23: Free Conference Committee Appointed (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Free Conference Committee Appointed (House) - 2025-04-17: Conference Committee Appointed (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: 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) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-27: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-24: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 5), 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4b51be45-cad8-4a61-93f2-e5817f51c3d8) - Enrolled, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db094615-4f54-405e-9f79-5282a56a9c98) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=55199090-b26e-403d-bab0-5bde6a76c37f) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=921caa4f-4861-416e-88c0-a429fff89f5e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5552a38a-5c52-4781-9b56-b2dc1e3b43f2) - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4fc24e0f-9744-4415-a575-fe2311117ab6) ## 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 - [As Amended (Version 5) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4b51be45-cad8-4a61-93f2-e5817f51c3d8) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db094615-4f54-405e-9f79-5282a56a9c98) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=55199090-b26e-403d-bab0-5bde6a76c37f) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=921caa4f-4861-416e-88c0-a429fff89f5e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5552a38a-5c52-4781-9b56-b2dc1e3b43f2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4fc24e0f-9744-4415-a575-fe2311117ab6) ## 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-HB682-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).