# Montana SB 170: Eliminate termination date of community health aide program

Montana SB 170, Eliminate termination date of community health aide program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 170
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Eliminate termination date of community health aide program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Indians
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (186 yes, 111 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Community health aide program made permanent: benefit, medium. The law removes the end date for the Community Health Aide Program. The program keeps running after the old sunset. The law takes effect when signed. Tribal governments and eligible Montana residents can keep getting community health aide services.
- State seeks Medicaid coverage for community health aides: benefit, medium. The health department must apply to the federal Medicaid agency for a state plan amendment. This lets Montana Medicaid pay for care from certified community health aides. The waiver option is removed; the state must use a plan amendment. Coverage begins only after federal approval. You can use this…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jade Sooktis (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Concur | pass | 62 | 38 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 33 | 17 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-03: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa45c017-40c8-4d69-80da-bc4f056d13e4)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=953ac2fd-777d-4c7a-9acb-12a98622c710)
- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=326786ce-3cfa-41eb-bbfd-59d14e8bbb04)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa45c017-40c8-4d69-80da-bc4f056d13e4)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=953ac2fd-777d-4c7a-9acb-12a98622c710)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=326786ce-3cfa-41eb-bbfd-59d14e8bbb04)

## 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-SB170-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).