---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing requirements for the EPSDT benefit"
description: "Establishing requirements for the EPSDT benefit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 198"
citation: "Montana SB 198 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-02"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79211b46-4cb7-46f1-8140-620270c6fa52"
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=LC1620&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "4ca2b2da4b42253f8c7c74299f1c483e9129d279998aa68349a20459b7310e5f"
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 198 (2017) — Establishing requirements for the EPSDT benefit

## 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/SB0198.pdf)

## Votes

- ReconsAction-Brown, Z. — **57–41** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **9–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **52–48** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–50** (fail) · legislature
- Do Concur — **53–47** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-07** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-03** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-17** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Failed `failure, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** 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/79211b46-4cb7-46f1-8140-620270c6fa52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).