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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health"
+description: "Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 76"
+citation: "Montana HB 76 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health", "Health Care Services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["SJ Howell"]
+version_count: 44
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 12
+first_action: "2024-11-01T20:41:45+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-19T21:22:15+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76cf7db8-b44a-43fd-a6a9-342e4aa3c00a"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0723?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "e1bea1d1127458c09acbeb8a1e60ca22ffa78dce40c8408a91fb6dd8bae976a2"
+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 76 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0076.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270585)
+2. **HB0076.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295427)
+3. **HB0076.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315110)
+4. **HB0076_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267859)
+5. **HB0076_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271106)
+6. **HB0076_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271107)
+7. **HB0076_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271108)
+8. **HB0076_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271109)
+9. **HB0076_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275194)
+10. **HB0076_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276259)
+11. **HB0076_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319199)
+12. **HB0076_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267858)
+13. **HB0076_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271111)
+14. **HB0076_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309569)
+15. **HB0076_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309570)
+16. **HB0076_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271113)
+17. **HB0076_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271114)
+18. **HB0076_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271119)
+19. **HB0076_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271120)
+20. **HB0076_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271239)
+21. **HB0076_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275221)
+22. **HB0076_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276282)
+23. **HB0076_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276933)
+24. **HB0076_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271110)
+25. **HB0076_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319376)
+26. **HB0076_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319386)
+27. **HB0076_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319506)
+28. **HB0076_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319369)
+29. **HB0076_5(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319523)
+30. **HB0076_5(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319524)
+31. **HB0076_5(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319525)
+32. **HB0076_5(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319526)
+33. **HB0076_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319522)
+34. **HB0076_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316956)
+35. **HB0076_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319520)
+36. **HB0076_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319521)
+37. **HB0076_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321056)
+38. **HB0076_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323228)
+39. **HB0076_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323229)
+40. **HB0076_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323230)
+41. **HB0076_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325054)
+42. **HB0076_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325964)
+43. **HB0076_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311062)
+44. **LC0723.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266249)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **69–29** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
+- to_table — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **5–6** (fail) · upper
+- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **14–4** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **76–24** (pass) · lower
+- Take HB 76 from Comm-Smith — **27–21** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- SJ Howell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-01T20:41:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-11-20T20:03:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-11-20T21:09:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2024-11-25T17:19:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2024-11-26T18:21:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2024-11-27T15:11:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2024-12-03T23:20:03+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2024-12-12T22:14:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2024-12-12T22:15:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2024-12-18T20:51:48+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2024-12-20T22:13:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-06T18:06:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-07T00:41:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
+- **2025-01-07T15:09:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-07T22:14:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-01-08T19:24:26+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-10T22:36:42+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-failure`
+- **2025-01-10T22:39:43+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-11T00:13:45+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-13T20:05:38+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-16T21:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-01-17T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-01-17T21:07:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-01-20T20:44:45+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-20T21:13:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-14T22:57:34+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
+- **2025-03-28T23:13:45+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
+- **2025-03-28T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `amendment-deferral`
+- **2025-04-11T00:32:01+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T21:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-12T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T20:40:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-15T06:00:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-23T01:00:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-23T01:30:32+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-23T14:27:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-23T19:00:34+00:00** (H) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
+- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-25T19:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-28T19:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-28T21:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-29T18:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-29T18:48:54+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-05-01T20:31:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-07T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-13T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19T21:22:15+00:00** 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/76cf7db8-b44a-43fd-a6a9-342e4aa3c00a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+