# Montana SB 191: Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers Montana SB 191, Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Cuffe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB191-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 191 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Services, Rule Making - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (369 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Licensing and safety rules for youth treatment centers: benefit, medium. Montana now licenses residential treatment centers for youth. The state health department sets required staff ratios, training, fingerprint background checks, suicide‑prevention policies, and abuse and neglect reporting. Centers must hold accreditation from an entity approved by the U.S. Centers fo… - Clear school funding rules for kids in treatment: benefit, low. The Superintendent of Public Instruction must set rules for schooling and funding when a child lives in a treatment setting. The rules cover how tuition is calculated and how funds are distributed. They also state who is responsible for a child’s education in children’s psychiatric hospitals, resid… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 4 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 7 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 42 | 8 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-02: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-05: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-13: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-12: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5c73599-74fe-4d49-990e-ae9d2f866c8c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c1e1ac86-8539-4028-827a-bad8056a19dc) - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9e6d82a7-8d24-4db4-9f3d-f75918924d5c) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5c73599-74fe-4d49-990e-ae9d2f866c8c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c1e1ac86-8539-4028-827a-bad8056a19dc) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9e6d82a7-8d24-4db4-9f3d-f75918924d5c) ## 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-SB191-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).