---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers"
description: "Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 191"
citation: "Montana SB 191 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-06T14:45:57+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T17:24:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e65e0af2-242b-4c09-8099-d5ce26fc9eea"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0184?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "6b3b617cff20aab7898f5c7871d337d2d1e0fbac2664da7c4a0d945d83f663c4"
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 191 (2025) — Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0184.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272704)
2. **SB0191.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298543)
3. **SB0191.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298067)
4. **SB0191_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273247)
5. **SB0191_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299016)
6. **SB0191_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299017)
7. **SB0191_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273638)
8. **SB0191_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275470)
9. **SB0191_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276517)
10. **SB0191_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281831)
11. **SB0191_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298535)
12. **SB0191_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298536)
13. **SB0191_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299014)
14. **SB0191_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299015)
15. **SB0191_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273246)
16. **SB0191_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299019)
17. **SB0191_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306994)
18. **SB0191_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299020)
19. **SB0191_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299021)
20. **SB0191_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299035)
21. **SB0191_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299036)
22. **SB0191_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299037)
23. **SB0191_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299040)
24. **SB0191_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303704)
25. **SB0191_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306993)
26. **SB0191_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299018)
27. **SB0191_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316797)
28. **SB0191_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320375)
29. **SB0191_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321370)
30. **SB0191_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321772)
31. **SB0191_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321779)
32. **SB0191_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324734)
33. **SB0191_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325639)
34. **SB0191_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327262)
35. **SB0191_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310859)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **90–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-06T14:45:57+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-17T20:32:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-17T23:52:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-20T17:10:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-21T00:53:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-21T13:19:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-21T15:18:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-21T20:50:23+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-21T21:58:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-22T19:45:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-22T19:48:55+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22T20:34:18+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-23T22:21:59+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-01-27T23:36:19+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-28T00:18:03+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-28T18:16:13+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-06T00:47:13+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06T20:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-11T17:02:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-12T17:03:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-12T21:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13T15:32:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-13T18:00:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T20:13:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T22:23:31+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-25T23:57:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-26T19:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-01T18:44:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-01T18:45:01+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T22:02:12+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T23:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03T15:14:15+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T21:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T12:19:03+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-10T22:34:02+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:17+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:40:41+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:45:10+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T19:25:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T17:24:21+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/e65e0af2-242b-4c09-8099-d5ce26fc9eea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).