Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB851: Create department of health services
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act transferring administration of state-owned health care facilities from the department of public health and human services to the department of health services; providing an appropriation; providing rulemaking authority…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT TRANSFERRING ADMINISTRATION OF STATE-OWNED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-12-103, 2-15-104, 2-15-112, 2-15-211, 2-15-225, 2-15-232, 2-15-1205, 2-15-1869, 2-15-2212, 218-1202, 3-5-901, 5-5-225, 5-11-222, 5-12-303, 5-12-501, 7-22-2151, 10-2-401, 10-2-402, 10-2-403, 10-2-404, 10-2-416, 10-2-417, 10-2-901, 16-1-404, 16-1-406, 16-1-411, 16-11-119, 16-12-122, 17-2-108, 17-3-1001, 173-1002, 17-7-111, 18-4-133, 33-22-702, 44-5-302, 45-5-513, 45-8-356, 46-1-1103, 46-14-202, 46-14-221, 4614-222, 46-14-301, 46-14-302, 46-14-303, 46-14-304, 46-14-311, 46-14-312, 46-19-202, 46-23-201, 46-23208, 50-3-102, 50-21-103, 53-1-211, 53-1-216, 53-1-401, 53-1-601, 53-1-602, 53-1-603, 53-1-604, 53-1-610, 53-1-611, 53-1-612, 53-6-603, 53-18-101, 53-19-102, 53-20-102, 53-20-104, 53-20-125, 53-20-133, 53-20-146, 53-20-161, 53-20-163, 53-20-173, 53-20-174, 53-20-202, 53-20-213, 53-20-224, 53-20-225, 53-20-302, 53-20303, 53-20-304, 53-20-306, 53-20-307, 53-20-504, 53-20-505, 53-20-601, 53-21-102, 53-21-104, 53-21-106, 53-21-147, 53-21-148, 53-21-194, 53-21-401, 53-21-403, 53-21-406, 53-21-407, 53-21-411, 53-21-413, 53-21414, 53-21-601, 53-21-701, 53-21-702, 53-21-1202, 53-22-102, 53-22-104, 53-24-103, 53-24-106, 53-24-108, 53-24-302, 53-24-310, 53-24-311, 53-24-313, 53-25-103, 53-25-105, 76-2-411, 87-2-802, 90-7-220, AND 90-7221, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Department of health services -- head. There is a department of health services. The department head is a director of health services appointed by the governor in accordance with 215-111. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Certain functions of department of public health and human - 1 …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 82 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 85 yea, 14 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Appropriations, State Government, Health
Common questions
- What is HB851?
- HB851 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create department of health services.
- What does HB851 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act transferring administration of state-owned health care facilities from the department of public health and human services to the department of health services; providing an appropriation; providing rulemaking authority…
- What is the status of HB851?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB851?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB851?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1424
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