---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to insurance coverage of breast examinations"
description: "Revise laws related to insurance coverage of breast examinations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 665"
citation: "Montana HB 665 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jodee Etchart"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-16T20:54:31+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:21:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcddde09-3c74-4e63-ba5b-00c5ac1471db"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4516"
source_hash: "7a6dd9b31a3b65e72f7c75172369ea27484a97a469c401cfa5abbbb20ed5ecb1"
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 665 (2023) — Revise laws related to insurance coverage of breast examinations

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0665_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9725)
2. **HB0665_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9726)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jodee Etchart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:21:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:35:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T16:30:46+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T16:30:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-30T21:58:47+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-30T21:26:07+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-29T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:38:20+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:29+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:20:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T20:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:26+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T23:02:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:29:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T16:35:08+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T16:32:28+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T15:05:23+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T21:08:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T00:06:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T00:06:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T22:08:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T21:59:42+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T19:06:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T19:06:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T16:02:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T04:45:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-15T21:27:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T18:31:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T17:03:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T17:01:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-14T21:36:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-16T20:54:31+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/dcddde09-3c74-4e63-ba5b-00c5ac1471db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).