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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP"
+description: "Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 544"
+citation: "Montana HB 544 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Abortion", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jane Gillette"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2022-11-29T22:06:40+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-15T20:23:15+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf292303-137d-496f-a141-c32332000513"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1690"
+source_hash: "b5fee78a612f63763e4352c08fd28787b5226e89e0fb213b93f4335bf038c22b"
+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 544 (2023) — Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0544.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8638)
+2. **HB0544_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8641)
+3. **HB0544_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8640)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–32** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **69–31** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–3** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–8** (pass) · lower
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jane Gillette — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-15T20:23:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-05-15T18:06:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-05-01T23:16:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-01T23:16:40+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-04-27T13:53:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-04-26T22:41:32+00:00** (S) Returned to House
+- **2023-04-25T19:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-24T18:54:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-04-19T22:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-04-19T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-04-19T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-19T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-16T04:31:28+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
+- **2023-04-13T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-03-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-03-21T19:23:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-21T18:59:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-21T14:17:11+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2023-03-20T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-17T20:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-16T21:00:08+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-03-03T04:44:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-02T16:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-28T20:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-27T21:22:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2023-02-27T21:22:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2023-02-27T17:52:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2023-02-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-22T19:53:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2023-02-22T14:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-02-20T22:37:16+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
+- **2023-02-16T20:31:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-16T17:40:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-15T15:01:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-15T01:00:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2023-02-14T16:53:25+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2023-02-10T22:40:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-10T21:05:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-02-10T21:05:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-10T20:24:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-02-10T16:15:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-02-09T20:15:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-09T20:15:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-02-09T18:17:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-02-09T02:40:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-02-06T19:00:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-02-02T15:08:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2023-01-30T17:58:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-11-29T22:06:40+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf292303-137d-496f-a141-c32332000513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+