Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB469: Generally revise laws related to service area authorities
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to service area authorities; providing additional duties to the department; providing additional duties to service area authorities; requiring the department to support a minimum of three service area authorities; requiring the department to provide an annual contract to each service area authority; establishing reporting requirements; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; and amending sections 53-21-1002 and 53-211006, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO SERVICE AREA AUTHORITIES; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DUTIES TO THE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DUTIES TO SERVICE AREA AUTHORITIES; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT A MINIMUM OF THREE SERVICE AREA AUTHORITIES; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT TO EACH SERVICE AREA AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; SUPERSEDING THE UNFUNDED MANDATE LAWS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 53-21-1002 AND 53-211006, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 53-21-1002, MCA, is amended to read: "53-21-1002. Duties of department. The (2) shall initiate mental health care and treatment, prevention, and research as can best be accomplished by community-centered services. The department shall initiate and operate services in cooperation with local agencies, service area authorities, mental health professionals, and other entities providing services to persons with mental illness. (3) shall specifically (b) service planning; (c) preadmission screening and discharge planning; (d) quality management; (e) utilization management and review; (f) consumer and family education; and (g) rights protection; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB **** 69th Legislature 2025 SB 469.1 (4) shall collect and disseminate information relating to mental health; (5) shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan to develop public mental health services in the state and to establish service areas; (6) must receive from …
Sponsors
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Mental Illness or Incapacity, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is SB469?
- SB469 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to service area authorities.
- What does SB469 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to service area authorities; providing additional duties to the department; providing additional duties to service area authorities; requiring the department to support a minimum of three service area authorities; requiring the department to provide an annual contract to each service area authority; establishing reporting requirements; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; and amending sections 53-21-1002 and 53-211006, mca.".
- What is the status of SB469?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB469?
- Lenz, Dennis (R, 25).
- Where is the official record for SB469?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4153
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