---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create Medicaid and 24/7 contingency fund"
description: "Create Medicaid and 24/7 contingency fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 835"
citation: "Montana HB 835 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging and Senior Citizens (same as: Senior Citizens)", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Social Services", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Keenan"]
version_count: 17
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-01T19:10:03+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:46:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00de1909-b21b-491b-bad6-b7d099a33cad"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2013"
source_hash: "26ec8dab4e32882b9156f922fa446e23d486622ac7166e7113c488188a2aa670"
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 835 (2023) — Create Medicaid and 24/7 contingency fund

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0835.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11518)
2. **HB0835.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11524)
3. **HB0835.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11514)
4. **HB0835.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11522)
5. **HB0835.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11520)
6. **HB0835.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11515)
7. **HB0835.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11517)
8. **HB0835.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11523)
9. **HB0835.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11521)
10. **HB0835.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11516)
11. **HB0835.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11519)
12. **HB0835001SCH17695.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11513)
13. **HB0835001SCH20735.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11512)
14. **HB0835_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11527)
15. **HB0835_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11529)
16. **HB0835_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11528)
17. **HB0835_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11530)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **64–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Keenan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:46:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T22:09:48+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T22:09:47+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T14:59:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:20:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T19:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-30T22:20:09+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-27T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-27T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T16:47:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-27T16:47:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-26T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:24:40+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T23:16:42+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:10:51+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T01:25:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-30T17:07:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-30T16:10:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T13:27:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-28T19:32:52+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-28T19:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T19:02:48+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T19:16:33+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16T17:40:43+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T20:34:46+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-15T16:30:19+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-14T21:50:46+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-14T15:53:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-14T14:22:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-14T14:22:18+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-14T12:29:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-13T20:15:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-13T19:33:38+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-13T19:33:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-13T14:43:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-11T16:40:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-02T20:28:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-02T18:25:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-27T21:23:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-01T19:10:03+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/00de1909-b21b-491b-bad6-b7d099a33cad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).