---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise healthcare insurance laws"
description: "Generally revise healthcare insurance laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 380"
citation: "Montana SB 380 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:34:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:29:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16510826-4199-425c-a559-94a0fabb7fd4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2256"
source_hash: "5f301320c23eb0691fc23c16b1ae8695d63c40d0adc704376e462e8f46e1c8c8"
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 SB 380 (2023) — Generally revise healthcare insurance laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0380.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8241)
2. **SB0380.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8244)
3. **SB0380.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8242)
4. **SB0380.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8243)
5. **SB0380001SCS17719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8221)
6. **SB0380002SCS17719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8220)
7. **SB0380_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8177)
8. **SB0380_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8179)
9. **SB0380_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8176)
10. **SB0380_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8178)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:29:09+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T14:02:55+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T14:02:54+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T21:52:53+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T01:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:38:23+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T20:56:26+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T23:18:30+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-17T19:11:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17T19:11:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:23+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T21:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T00:31:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-01T23:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T15:00:32+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-27T21:14:53+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-17T14:01:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T21:06:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T18:40:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T18:29:24+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-16T17:33:32+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T01:10:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T22:33:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T22:33:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T21:03:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T19:38:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-14T02:14:10+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T02:14:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T18:36:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-12T20:54:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T18:33:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T18:46:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-08T18:16:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-03T18:34:48+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/16510826-4199-425c-a559-94a0fabb7fd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).