Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB216: Creating the Montana physicians' workforce investment act
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the montana physicians' workforce investment act; creating a grant program to support graduate medical education in montana; establishing a task force to administer the program; requiring the department of labor and industry to staff the task force; establishing reporting requirements; providing an allocation; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING THE MONTANA PHYSICIANS' WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT; CREATING A GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN MONTANA; ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO STAFF THE TASK FORCE; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING AN ALLOCATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 5] may be cited as the "Montana Physicians' Workforce Investment Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Purpose. The purposes of [sections 1 through 5] are to address Montana's physician workforce needs and (2) establishing a start-up grant program to support the creation of graduate medical education programs in the state. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 5], the following definitions apply: (1) "Graduate medical education" means residency and fellowship programs that provide additional training after medical school that is required for medical graduates to obtain full medical licensure and become eligible for specialty board certification. (2) "Health sector facility" means a for-profit or nonprofit place of employment whose primary function is the delivery of health care services. (3) "Medical graduate" means a person who has graduated from a medical doctor program or - 1 - Authorized Print Version - …
Sponsors
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Rereferred to Committee
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 35 yea, 14 nay, passed
Subjects: State Finance, Labor and Employment, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is SB216?
- SB216 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Creating the Montana physicians' workforce investment act.
- What does SB216 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the montana physicians' workforce investment act; creating a grant program to support graduate medical education in montana; establishing a task force to administer the program; requiring the department of labor and industry to staff the task force; establishing reporting requirements; providing an allocation; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of SB216?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB216?
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25).
- Where is the official record for SB216?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0467
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