Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB880: Establish a stabilization fund for medicaid
Status: Vetoed, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising medicaid reserve funding laws; establishing the medicaid stabilization reserve account; revising allocation of reversions for medicaid; providing limitations on appropriations from and use of the account; providing an appropriation; providing for a fund transfer; amending sections 17-7-130 and 53-6-151, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING MEDICAID RESERVE FUNDING LAWS; ESTABLISHING THE MEDICAID STABILIZATION RESERVE ACCOUNT; REVISING ALLOCATION OF REVERSIONS FOR MEDICAID; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS FROM AND USE OF THE ACCOUNT; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FOR A FUND TRANSFER; AMENDING SECTIONS 17-7-130 AND 53-6-151, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 17-7-130, MCA, is amended to read: "17-7-130. Budget stabilization reserve fund -- rules for deposits and transfers -- purpose. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established by 17-2-102 known as the budget stabilization reserve fund. (2) The purpose of the budget stabilization reserve fund is to mitigate budget reductions when there is a revenue shortfall. (3) Except as provided in [section 2] and subsection (4) of this section, by August 15 following the end of each fiscal year, an amount equal to the balance of unexpended and unencumbered general fund money appropriated in excess of 0.5% of the total general fund money appropriated for that fiscal year must be transferred by the state treasurer from the general fund to the budget stabilization reserve fund. General fund appropriations that continue from a fiscal year to the next fiscal year and any general fund appropriations made pursuant to 10-3-310 or 10-3-312 are excluded from the calculation. (4) The provisions of subsection …
Sponsors
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Vetoed 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
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 43 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Take HB 880 from Comm-Harvey (April 23, 2025): 28 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 57 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 52 yea, 47 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB880?
- HB880 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish a stabilization fund for medicaid.
- What does HB880 do?
- In its own words: An act revising medicaid reserve funding laws; establishing the medicaid stabilization reserve account; revising allocation of reversions for medicaid; providing limitations on appropriations from and use of the account; providing an appropriation; providing for a fund transfer; amending sections 17-7-130 and 53-6-151, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB880?
- Vetoed as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: (H) Vetoed by Governor (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB880?
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81).
- Where is the official record for HB880?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3799
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