Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB194: Eliminate the board of public assistance
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act eliminating the board of public assistance; generally revising procedures for appeals related to public assistance claims; amending section 53-2-606, mca; repealing section 2-15-2203, mca; and providing effective dates and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ELIMINATING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; GENERALLY REVISING PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS RELATED TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CLAIMS; AMENDING SECTION 53-2-606, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 2-15-2203, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 53-2-606, MCA, is amended to read: "53-2-606. Right of appeal. (1) If an application for assistance for food stamps, cash assistance or nonfinancial assistance, as defined in 53-2-902, or medicaid is not acted upon promptly or if a decision is made by which the applicant or recipient is aggrieved, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the board of public assistancedepartment for a fair hearing by addressing a request for a hearing to the department. The board of public assistancedepartment shall, upon receipt of a request for a hearing, give the applicant or recipient prompt notice and opportunity for a fair hearing. (2) The department may upon its own motion review any decision of a local office of public assistance and may consider any application upon which a decision has not been made within a reasonable time from the filing of the decision. The department may have an additional eligibility determination made and shall determine whether and in what amount assistance is to be granted under the provisions of this title. (3) If the department reviews a decision on its own motion, applicants …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Schomer, Curtis (R, 48)
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 (April 11, 2025): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 46 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services, Civil Procedure
Common questions
- What is SB194?
- SB194 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Eliminate the board of public assistance.
- What does SB194 do?
- In its own words: An act eliminating the board of public assistance; generally revising procedures for appeals related to public assistance claims; amending section 53-2-606, mca; repealing section 2-15-2203, mca; and providing effective dates and an applicability date.
- What is the status of SB194?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB194?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB194?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1887
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