SB 95 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provide funding for suicide prevention

Senate Bill 95 allocates $300,000 to the Department of Public Health and Human Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. This funding is dedicated to suicide prevention efforts specifically for service members, veterans, and their families. The bill outlines several key uses for the money, including implementing prevention strategies and establishing screening standards for suicide risk. It also aims to improve care transitions and increase lethal means safety through initiatives such as a statewide safe storage campaign and training events. The act is effective July 1, 2025, and terminates on June 30, 2027.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0095_X(6).pdf SB0095_X(7).pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill reduced the allocated funding for suicide prevention activities from $500,000 to $300,000. The scope of the program was expanded to explicitly include veterans and their families alongside service members. Minor formatting adjustments were made to the document structure and section numbering.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened to include veterans and their families in addition to active service members.
FISCAL

The total funding allocation was decreased by $200,000, changing the amount from $500,000 to $300,000.

SCOPE

The program's target population was updated to explicitly include veterans and their families, whereas the previous version focused primarily on service members.

TECHNICAL

Several formatting changes were applied to the document layout, including adjustments to section indentation and the placement of the enrolled bill header.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

3911
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
21 Yea 11 Nay
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 17, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-6-4)
house
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-11)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mike Yakawich
Mike Yakawich
RRepublican
MT
24