Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB185: Provide for continuous healthy Montana kids plan eligibility for children under 6
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing the department of public health and human services to apply for and implement continuous eligibility for children under 6 years of age in the healthy montana kids plan; requiring reports to the legislature; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR AND IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OF AGE IN THE HEALTHY MONTANA KIDS PLAN; REQUIRING REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Continuous eligibility for young children enrolled in healthy Montana kids plan -- legislative findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that Montana voters approved a ballot initiative in 2008 to create the healthy Montana kids plan, which coordinated access to health coverage for children enrolled in the Montana medicaid program and the children's health insurance program and increased eligibility standards for those programs. (2) The legislature further finds that fluctuations in family income can result in a child being disenrolled and subsequently reenrolled in the programs making up the healthy Montana kids plan multiple times before the child reaches 19 years of age. (3) The legislature further finds that Montana experienced one of the largest percentage increases of children losing coverage under the medicaid program and children's health insurance program during the recent eligibility unwinding, and, as a result, large numbers of uninsured children are eligible but not enrolled in the medicaid program and the children's health …
Sponsors
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 55 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 57 yea, 43 nay, passed
Subjects: Minors, State Finance, Federal Government, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB185?
- HB185 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for continuous healthy Montana kids plan eligibility for children under 6.
- What does HB185 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing the department of public health and human services to apply for and implement continuous eligibility for children under 6 years of age in the healthy montana kids plan; requiring reports to the legislature; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB185?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB185?
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB185?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1382
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