# Montana HB 936: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B Montana HB 936, Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jane Gillette (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB936-2025 - 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 936 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Finance, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (504 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More state hospital beds and loan help: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state uses one-time funds to add licensed beds at the Montana state hospital. The same fund can make one-time student loan payments for nurses, LPNs, and psychiatrists who work at state health facilities, with priority for state hospital staff. By rule, this fund does no… - Committee to plan long-term behavioral health funding: benefit, low. Starting June 1, 2025, a sustainability committee meets every two months to study long-term funding for HB 872 goals. DPHHS staffs the group and pays its costs. The state budget office and the legislative fiscal division provide research on request. Meetings allow public comment. The committee ends… - Continue funding evaluations and jail stabilization care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, DPHHS keeps using approved funds for community court-ordered evaluations and clinical stabilization in local detention centers. This requirement stays in place through June 30, 2027. - New reports on child treatment and hiring: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, DPHHS reports each quarter on health outcomes and total costs for every child in school and community treatment programs. Starting the same date, DPHHS also sends monthly reports on state hospital hiring, including applications, qualified applicants, interviews, and hires. R… - Law runs July 2025 to June 2027: mixed, low. The law takes effect July 1, 2025. All parts of this act end June 30, 2027. The authority applies only during this period. - Health clinic funding depends on HB 574: mixed, low. The HB 2 money for certified community behavioral health centers only takes effect if HB 574 passes and is approved. If HB 574 does not pass, that HB 2 appropriation is void. This condition applies from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 9 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 85 | 13 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 4 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | AMD-HB0936.003.001 Lenz D/PASS | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 8 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 | | ## Actions (32) - 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) - 2025-05-01: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-31: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23c65505-024c-4503-8be3-8b5c3a78cb32) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79414f1c-6350-483e-89ff-5469b1826f0c) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dc406018-4820-45d9-ae6c-d976bb854bd4) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cc5f3cf0-ce59-47b2-80f0-22acbc6f71d9) - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50b7c551-9866-4488-8a3f-e42c4649d535) ## 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=23c65505-024c-4503-8be3-8b5c3a78cb32) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79414f1c-6350-483e-89ff-5469b1826f0c) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dc406018-4820-45d9-ae6c-d976bb854bd4) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cc5f3cf0-ce59-47b2-80f0-22acbc6f71d9) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50b7c551-9866-4488-8a3f-e42c4649d535) ## 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-HB936-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).