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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requiring coverage of amplification devices, services for kids with hearing loss"
+description: "Requiring coverage of amplification devices, services for kids with hearing loss"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 291"
+citation: "Montana HB 291 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Moffie Funk"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-07-06"
+last_action: "2021-04-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/923ce15a-db24-4d76-af3f-6f63f08025c5"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=291&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
+source_hash: "be7ab69bcb15a74a12d525a051cba104e93c4125f37a6ebb1af27e3729dd7950"
+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 HB 291 (2021) — Requiring coverage of amplification devices, services for kids with hearing loss
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0291_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0291_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0291_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0291_X.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0291.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **44–5** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Moffie Funk — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-07-06** Draft Request Received
+- **2020-10-14** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2020-10-27** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2020-10-28** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2020-11-03** Draft in Edit
+- **2020-12-22** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2020-12-28** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-01-05** Draft in Edit
+- **2021-01-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2021-01-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2021-01-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2021-01-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-01-07** Executive Director Review
+- **2021-01-07** Draft in Assembly
+- **2021-01-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-01-07** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2021-01-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2021-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2021-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2021-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-12** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2021-02-15** Hearing - (H) Human Services
+- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-02-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-02-26** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
+- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
+- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
+- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-03-26** Returned to House
+- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2021-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2021-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
+- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
+- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-04-16** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/923ce15a-db24-4d76-af3f-6f63f08025c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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