---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require that medicaid appropriations be used only for medicaid expenditures"
description: "Require that medicaid appropriations be used only for medicaid expenditures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 341"
citation: "Montana HB 341 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5df98563-3345-4c16-9cbd-25c594ed78ab"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=341&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "abc0f59aa5bee2e395c17c6f98cb5d3eed7656845d9b2eb6525a365e39a0a275"
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 341 (2021) — Require that medicaid appropriations be used only for medicaid expenditures

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0341_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0341_1.pdf)
2. **HB0341_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0341_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0341.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **76–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **77–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **13–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-25** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-05** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-05** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Returned to House
- **2021-04-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/5df98563-3345-4c16-9cbd-25c594ed78ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).