# Montana HB 732: Establish prompt cost report reimbursement act Montana HB 732, Establish prompt cost report reimbursement act, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB732-2025 - 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 732 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Establish prompt cost report reimbursement act - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Services, State Finance, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (460 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding and deadlines for old cost reports: benefit, low. The law also applies to cost reports filed before it took effect. The department must settle those older reports within 240 days of the effective date. For the year starting July 1, 2025, it provides $33,900 from the state hospital Medicaid account and $33,900 in federal funds. For the year startin… - Faster Medicaid settlements for critical access hospitals: mixed, medium. The law aligns Montana Medicaid cost-report settlements with Medicare for critical access hospitals. When Medicare’s contractor gets a cost report, the department makes a tentative retroactive adjustment and accepts reported costs unless there are obvious errors. The department completes an interim… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 69 | 31 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 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) - 2025-04-20: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-18: 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) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-25: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=aaa812dc-18d1-40f8-b605-d53ba7521614) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fbf50f19-3497-4e86-8838-c89abbe058fa) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c1e2134f-90f5-41ba-8d8a-a0a745157147) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=80f739e2-0f61-472b-bc2d-5963b1b5fca8) ## 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=aaa812dc-18d1-40f8-b605-d53ba7521614) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fbf50f19-3497-4e86-8838-c89abbe058fa) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c1e2134f-90f5-41ba-8d8a-a0a745157147) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=80f739e2-0f61-472b-bc2d-5963b1b5fca8) ## 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) - [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-HB732-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).