Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB576: Revise funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, and disabled
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, or disabled; allowing tobacco settlement proceeds and state special revenue funds to be used for certain medicaid and health and support services; and amending sections 17-6-606 and 53-4-1115, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING FUNDING FOR MEDICAID AND HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND TO ADULTS WHO ARE AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED; ALLOWING TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS AND STATE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID AND HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 17-6-606 AND 53-4-1115, MCA. Section 1. Section 17-6-606, MCA, is amended to read: "17-6-606. Tobacco settlement accounts -- purpose -- uses. (1) The purpose of this section is to dedicate a portion of the tobacco settlement proceeds to fund statewide programs for tobacco disease prevention and other health and support services designed (b) assist adults in quitting use of tobacco; and (c) provide funds for the children's health insurance program; and (d) provide assistance to children and adults who are aged, blind, or disabled. (2) An amount equal to 32% of the total yearly tobacco settlement proceeds received after June 30, 2003, must be deposited in a state special revenue account. Subject to subsection (5), the funds referred to in this subsection may be used only for funding statewide programs for tobacco disease prevention designed to prevent children from starting tobacco use and to help adults who want to quit tobacco use. The department of public health and human services shall manage the tobacco disease prevention programs and shall adopt rules to implement the programs. …
Sponsors
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Fuller, John (R, 4)
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 14, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Tobacco, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB576?
- HB576 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, and disabled.
- What does HB576 do?
- In its own words: An act revising funding for medicaid and health and support services to children and to adults who are aged, blind, or disabled; allowing tobacco settlement proceeds and state special revenue funds to be used for certain medicaid and health and support services; and amending sections 17-6-606 and 53-4-1115, mca.
- What is the status of HB576?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB576?
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB576?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1342
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