Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB566: Generally revise decennial veteran study laws
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the decennial veterans' long-term care needs study; moving primary responsibility for the survey from the department of public health and human services to the montana veterans' affairs division; requiring the involvement of stakeholders; requiring the preparation of a study plan and budget estimate; revising reporting requirements; and amending sections 10-2-901, 10-2-902, and 10-2-903, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE DECENNIAL VETERANS' LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS STUDY; MOVING PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SURVEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO THE MONTANA VETERANS' AFFAIRS DIVISION; REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS; REQUIRING THE PREPARATION OF A STUDY PLAN AND BUDGET ESTIMATE; REVISING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 10-2-901, 10-2-902, AND 10-2-903, MCA. Section 1. Section 10-2-901, MCA, is amended to read: "10-2-901. Decennial veterans' long-term care needs study. (1) On receipt of the most recent federal census data, the department of public health and human services Montana veterans' affairs division, in consultation with the Montana veterans' affairs division department of public health and human services, shall perform an analysis of the long-term care needs of veterans in the state, known as the decennial veterans' long-term care needs study. (2) The study must determine the demographics of the Montana veteran population, including the number and age of veterans in each county and the type of long-term care needs of the population. The longterm care assessment for veterans study must also include evaluation of the need for nursing home, domiciliary, and Alzheimer's disease support services, as well as the various types of community and in-home care that are needed any other care needs identified by the Montana veterans' affairs division and by stakeholders. (3) The study must …
Sponsors
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Military Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB566?
- HB566 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise decennial veteran study laws.
- What does HB566 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the decennial veterans' long-term care needs study; moving primary responsibility for the survey from the department of public health and human services to the montana veterans' affairs division; requiring the involvement of stakeholders; requiring the preparation of a study plan and budget estimate; revising reporting requirements; and amending sections 10-2-901, 10-2-902, and 10-2-903, mca.
- What is the status of HB566?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB566?
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB566?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4172
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