---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program"
description: "Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 56"
citation: "Montana HB 56 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Emergency Services", "Health Care Services", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Buttrey"]
version_count: 70
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-09-09T20:03:47+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T14:44:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fe6ec10-6190-453f-9dac-12fa68453684"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0205?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "d9ab77de2aefa51c1a13b4e158266bf2be8596c0617426d01e9fde8b9065f208"
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 56 (2025) — Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0056.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287268)
2. **HB0056.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271417)
3. **HB0056.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272354)
4. **HB0056.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273002)
5. **HB0056.002.001_Amendment-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276091)
6. **HB0056.002.001_Amendment-in-Context_final-condensed(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276092)
7. **HB0056.002.001_Amendment-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276090)
8. **HB0056.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292428)
9. **HB0056.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276089)
10. **HB0056.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278224)
11. **HB0056.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292427)
12. **HB0056.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278223)
13. **HB0056.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279460)
14. **HB0056.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280812)
15. **HB0056.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279456)
16. **HB0056.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280814)
17. **HB0056.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292429)
18. **HB0056.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280813)
19. **HB0056.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281179)
20. **HB0056_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267620)
21. **HB0056_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273280)
22. **HB0056_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273281)
23. **HB0056_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273282)
24. **HB0056_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273283)
25. **HB0056_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275429)
26. **HB0056_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276477)
27. **HB0056_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267619)
28. **HB0056_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273285)
29. **HB0056_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281937)
30. **HB0056_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281938)
31. **HB0056_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273289)
32. **HB0056_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273300)
33. **HB0056_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273304)
34. **HB0056_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273330)
35. **HB0056_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275431)
36. **HB0056_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276479)
37. **HB0056_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281935)
38. **HB0056_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281936)
39. **HB0056_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273284)
40. **HB0056_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281940)
41. **HB0056_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282258)
42. **HB0056_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285758)
43. **HB0056_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311624)
44. **HB0056_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311629)
45. **HB0056_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281942)
46. **HB0056_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281943)
47. **HB0056_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281960)
48. **HB0056_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282228)
49. **HB0056_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282235)
50. **HB0056_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282237)
51. **HB0056_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282240)
52. **HB0056_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282241)
53. **HB0056_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281939)
54. **HB0056_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311631)
55. **HB0056_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320659)
56. **HB0056_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322277)
57. **HB0056_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324848)
58. **HB0056_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325645)
59. **HB0056_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327006)
60. **HB0056_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=328253)
61. **HB0056_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311632)
62. **HB0056_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312293)
63. **HB0056_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312294)
64. **HB0056_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312295)
65. **HB0056_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312296)
66. **HB0056_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312297)
67. **HB0056_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312298)
68. **HB0056_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317093)
69. **HB0056_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311630)
70. **LC0205.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265664)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **83–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **87–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **14–8** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **17–4** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **19–4** (pass) · lower
- Take HB 56 from Comm-Neumann — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **77–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-09T20:03:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-03T14:05:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-31T21:18:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-13T23:23:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-18T15:44:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-19T20:21:37+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-19T20:35:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-19T21:55:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-20T15:26:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-20T19:42:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-21T20:56:15+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-11T20:58:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-11T20:58:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:50:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:12:20+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T17:53:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T15:14:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-16T15:06:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-16T21:23:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-20T23:19:41+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-20T23:31:24+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T20:43:12+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T21:59:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-25T00:53:04+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-01-26T21:26:38+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-01-28T16:02:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-04T22:34:12+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-05T21:43:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-06T14:04:04+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-12T00:38:04+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-12T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13T17:05:04+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-18T15:27:40+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-20T15:57:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-20T19:20:58+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-21T22:04:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-21T22:30:25+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-24T20:24:46+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-03T18:09:37+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:10:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-17T19:48:34+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-18T14:50:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-20T17:57:59+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-04-04T02:28:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T01:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:01:01+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11T19:41:21+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-13T00:57:39+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T15:29:50+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T18:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:03:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:08:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T11:55:56+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T19:15:10+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-24T23:00:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T18:15:35+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:32:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T14:44:06+00:00** 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/3fe6ec10-6190-453f-9dac-12fa68453684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).