2023 Capitol Tracker

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SB 296: Revise nursing home and/or assisted living funding

Provides inflation adjustments for nursing homes and revises waiver programs for senior and long-term care.
Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 8
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 27
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 4
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 28
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
❌ Gov.
Vetoed
Jun 16

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

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Health Care
A plan to cut Montana’s Medicaid waiting list was met with bipartisan cheers. Then a veto.
Jul 17, 2023 β€’
πŸ“° Health Care
Montana seeks to insulate nursing homes from future financial crises
Feb 24, 2023 β€’
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 8
Introduced
Feb 8
First Reading
Feb 9
Referred to Committee
Feb 17
Feb 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 6-3
R3-3
D3-0
Mar 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 37-13
R21-13
D16-0
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 15
Mar 16
Tabled in Committee
❌ 19-0
Mar 31
Taken from Table in Committee
Mar 31
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 12-7
R6-7
D6-0
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 38-12
R22-12
D16-0
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 38-12
R22-12
D16-0
Apr 4
Transmitted to House
Apr 5
Referred to Committee
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 13
Hearing
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 21-0
R14-0
D7-0
Apr 18
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 93-7
R61-7
D32-0
Apr 18
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 18
Hearing
Apr 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 14-9
R11-5
D3-4
Apr 27
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 90-10
R58-10
D32-0
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 91-8
R60-8
D31-0
Apr 28
Returned to Senate with Amendments
May 2
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 32-18
R23-11
D9-7
May 2
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 32-18
R23-11
D9-7
May 11
Transmitted to Governor
May 18
Vetoed by Governor
Veto memo
Jun 5
Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
Jun 16
Veto Override Failed in Legislature
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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