SB 199 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise the Medicaid expansion program

SB 199 revises Montana's Medicaid expansion program (the Montana HELP Act) by introducing monthly "taxpayer integrity fees" for participants meeting specific asset thresholds. It requires fees based on excess real estate value ($5,000+ above homestead limits), vehicle equity ($20,000+ combined value), or agricultural land taxable value ($1,500+ annually), with a base fee of $100 plus $4 per $1,000 over limits. The bill also updates community engagement rules, mandating 80 monthly hours of work-related activities for 19-55-year-olds (with exemptions for medical conditions, caregivers, students, and others). These changes directly affect Medicaid expansion participants owning significant assets or required to meet work participation standards.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0584.pdf SB0199_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 0584 to Senate Bill 199 and the sponsor was updated to J. Trebas and D. Emrich. These are administrative changes that do not alter the bill's content, scope, or policy requirements.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 0584 to SB 199

Sponsor names updated to J. Trebas and D. Emrich

Header text updated to reflect the new Senate Bill number

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

2822
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
10 Yea 22 Nay
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-22)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jeremy Trebas
Jeremy Trebas
RRepublican
MT
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