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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Require DPHHS to streamline procedures related to mental health services"
+description: "Require DPHHS to streamline procedures related to mental health services"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "SB 160"
+citation: "Montana SB 160 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Rule Making"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2016-02-19"
+last_action: "2017-05-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f0ffb0a-c0a2-4515-8273-be54e89f984d"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0028&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "0249cf1340275709cf87c4ffe0d2bc5c76aa8f568899765468cbf7876f186a39"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana SB 160 (2017) — Require DPHHS to streamline procedures related to mental health services
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0160.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mary Caferro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-19** Draft Request Received
+- **2016-10-20** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2016-11-04** Draft On Hold
+- **2016-11-21** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2016-11-25** Draft in Edit
+- **2016-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2016-12-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2016-12-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-12-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-12-09** Executive Director Review
+- **2016-12-09** Draft in Assembly
+- **2016-12-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-12-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2017-01-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2017-01-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2017-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-01-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-06** Hearing
+- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to House
+- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-10** Hearing
+- **2017-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-21** Returned to Senate
+- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-04-28** Signed by President
+- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-19** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f0ffb0a-c0a2-4515-8273-be54e89f984d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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