Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB144: Change name of mental health advisory council to behavioral health advisory council
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act changing the name of the mental health oversight advisory council to the behavioral health advisory council; and amending section 53-21-702, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OVERSIGHT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL; AND AMENDING SECTION 53-21-702, MCA. Section 1. Section 53-21-702, MCA, is amended to read: "53-21-702. Mental health care system -- eligibility -- services -- advisory council. (1) The department of public health and human services shall develop a delivery system of mental health care from providers or other entities that are able to provide administration or delivery of mental health services. The public mental health care system shall: (a) include specific outcome and performance measures for the administration or delivery of a continuum of mental health services; (b) provide for local advisory councils that shall report to and meet on a regular basis with the advisory council provided for in subsection (4); (c) provide level-of-care appeals that are understandable and accessible; and (d) provide a system for tracking children who need mental health services that are provided under substantive interagency agreements between state agencies responsible for addictive and mental disorders, foster care, children with developmental disabilities, special education, and juvenile corrections. (2) The department may establish resource and income standards of eligibility for mental health services that are more liberal than the resource and income standards of eligibility for physical health services. The standards of eligibility for mental health services may provide …
Sponsors
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Weber, Jane (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 91 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 20, 2025): 95 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Mental Illness or Incapacity, Health
Common questions
- What is SB144?
- SB144 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Change name of mental health advisory council to behavioral health advisory council.
- What does SB144 do?
- In its own words: An act changing the name of the mental health oversight advisory council to the behavioral health advisory council; and amending section 53-21-702, mca.
- What is the status of SB144?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB144?
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB144?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2086
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.