2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Last update: 12:46 AM Aug 29, 2023
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GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 544: Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP

Requires pre-authorization and increased documentation for Medicaid-eligible abortions.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 14
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 23
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 20
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 25
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 15

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Health Care
Gianforte signs 15-week abortion ban
May 16, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° Health Care
State says it will implement restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions
Apr 19, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Republican legislators advance abortion restrictions, shut down protections for reproductive rights
Feb 23, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 14
Introduced
Feb 16
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 16
First Reading
Feb 22
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 23
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Mar 2
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 69-31
R68-0
D1-31
Mar 2
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 16
Mar 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 15-8
R15-1
D0-7
Mar 20
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 66-32
R66-2
D0-30
Mar 21
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 21
Referred to Committee
Mar 21
First Reading
Mar 31
Apr 12
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 6-3
R6-0
D0-3
Apr 19
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 32-18
R32-2
D0-16
Apr 19
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 19
Apr 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Apr 25
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 31-18
R31-2
D0-16
Apr 26
Returned to House
May 8
Transmitted to Governor
May 15
Signed by Governor
May 15
Chapter Number Assigned
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

About the 2023 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature’s public roster and its official bill-tracking system, the Legislative Automated Workflow System, or LAWS. Reporting and web design was done primarily by MTFP Deputy Editor Eric Dietrich. Please contact him at edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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