---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow use of HEART funds for youth suicide prevention efforts"
description: "Allow use of HEART funds for youth suicide prevention efforts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 286"
citation: "Montana HB 286 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Caferro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-16T20:40:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:07:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0039edc3-6e9e-4eea-b0bf-c28154db0e91"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1245"
source_hash: "cea8b1f301d9ae55a7cff65134f930cd2f8df1fd8bb9def19e13a42b68d9392b"
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 286 (2023) — Allow use of HEART funds for youth suicide prevention efforts

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0286_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6378)
2. **HB0286_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6379)
3. **HB0286_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6377)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **64–35** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **59–36** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **36–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary Caferro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:07:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T17:51:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-23T19:19:29+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23T19:19:28+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-15T21:20:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-15T21:12:50+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-14T20:03:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T19:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T20:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-17T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-15T22:00:31+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T19:05:54+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T14:11:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-03T21:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T21:05:57+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-27T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T23:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T23:27:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-26T17:47:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-26T17:05:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-26T16:31:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-20T20:11:50+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T18:39:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T01:38:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-20T00:30:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T01:37:36+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-17T22:53:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-27T22:21:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:10:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:08:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T14:59:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-15T23:28:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-15T22:31:13+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T22:31:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-13T21:34:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-13T18:36:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-01T16:37:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-01T15:09:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-30T14:19:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-16T20:40:13+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/0039edc3-6e9e-4eea-b0bf-c28154db0e91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).