---
type: "Bill"
title: "Put peer support specialists on the board of behavioral health"
description: "Put peer support specialists on the board of behavioral health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 276"
citation: "Montana HB 276 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 70
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-11-21"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cf04205-bae0-4e3a-bea7-69b9dc88be86"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=276&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "9e4e7283ab96b64292f4fda983f85b959c88521194517fd7427c11e497d49892"
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 276 (2021) — Put peer support specialists on the board of behavioral health

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0276_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_1.pdf)
2. **HB0276_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_2.pdf)
3. **HB0276_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_3.pdf)
4. **HB0276_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_4.pdf)
5. **HB0276_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_5.pdf)
6. **HB0276_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0276_X.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0276.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **75–24** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-21** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-26** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-04** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-04** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-06** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-10** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-19** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-20** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-19** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2021-04-20** Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-21** Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-22** Hearing - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-23** Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-23** Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/4cf04205-bae0-4e3a-bea7-69b9dc88be86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).