# Montana SB 194: Eliminate the board of public assistance

Montana SB 194, Eliminate the board of public assistance, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy Trebas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 194
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Eliminate the board of public assistance
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Social Services, Civil Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (203 yes, 96 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- SNAP, cash, Medicaid appeals go to department: benefit, low. For appeals filed on or after the date the law took effect, you must ask the department for a fair hearing on SNAP (food stamps), cash, nonfinancial help, or Medicaid. The department must send prompt notice and give you a fair hearing. It can also review local office decisions on its own, look at d…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 56 | 43 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 56 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 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)
- 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-18: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: 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=da1f6973-842e-45ce-808a-87ceee0298a7)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a17c149e-83ad-4cda-bce5-7937b94e0856)

## 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=da1f6973-842e-45ce-808a-87ceee0298a7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a17c149e-83ad-4cda-bce5-7937b94e0856)

## 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-SB194-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).