---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise health care laws related to doulas"
description: "Generally revise health care laws related to doulas"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 319"
citation: "Montana SB 319 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations A-D", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cora Neumann"]
version_count: 59
action_count: 65
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2024-11-22T18:33:39+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:38:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/512065ab-fcab-4a31-ad15-7e8da37e5609"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1837?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "97807d9fae17919de52ecd1e26cdf674c372d9fb8bcf9d4e032b9e3f29b0687d"
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 319 (2025) — Generally revise health care laws related to doulas

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1837.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278727)
2. **SB0319.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289570)
3. **SB0319.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295139)
4. **SB0319.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289569)
5. **SB0319.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295144)
6. **SB0319.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291860)
7. **SB0319.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295391)
8. **SB0319.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295393)
9. **SB0319.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307045)
10. **SB0319.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318153)
11. **SB0319.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318154)
12. **SB0319.003.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318399)
13. **SB0319_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282424)
14. **SB0319_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282582)
15. **SB0319_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282585)
16. **SB0319_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294129)
17. **SB0319_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296799)
18. **SB0319_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296800)
19. **SB0319_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296801)
20. **SB0319_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296802)
21. **SB0319_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282165)
22. **SB0319_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296809)
23. **SB0319_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308055)
24. **SB0319_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296819)
25. **SB0319_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296856)
26. **SB0319_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296862)
27. **SB0319_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296867)
28. **SB0319_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299172)
29. **SB0319_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308052)
30. **SB0319_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308053)
31. **SB0319_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308054)
32. **SB0319_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296805)
33. **SB0319_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308100)
34. **SB0319_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308101)
35. **SB0319_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309019)
36. **SB0319_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309446)
37. **SB0319_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319739)
38. **SB0319_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319740)
39. **SB0319_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319741)
40. **SB0319_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319742)
41. **SB0319_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308095)
42. **SB0319_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319805)
43. **SB0319_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319806)
44. **SB0319_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319807)
45. **SB0319_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319758)
46. **SB0319_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319809)
47. **SB0319_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322975)
48. **SB0319_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324982)
49. **SB0319_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326370)
50. **SB0319_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327601)
51. **SB0319_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319810)
52. **SB0319_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320007)
53. **SB0319_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320008)
54. **SB0319_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320009)
55. **SB0319_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320010)
56. **SB0319_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321084)
57. **SB0319_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322973)
58. **SB0319_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322974)
59. **SB0319_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319808)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **12–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **56–43** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **51–47** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-SB0319.001.002 Neumann D/PASS — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- Do Adopt — **54–46** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Take SB 319 from Comm-Neumann — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **14–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cora Neumann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-22T18:33:39+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-31T22:55:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-01T03:20:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-04T16:12:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-04T17:38:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-04T19:41:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-05T14:18:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-12T21:28:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-14T17:58:03+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-14T19:43:07+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-14T20:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-14T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T21:10:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-22T00:29:46+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-02-22T01:20:37+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-24T16:29:19+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-01T03:52:23+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-03-04T22:43:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T19:03:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Motion Carried
- **2025-03-06T01:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T01:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T04:00:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T19:26:01+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-21T16:12:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21T20:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-25T18:02:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T18:02:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T21:45:09+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-27T15:53:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T19:17:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-29T15:29:15+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-03-29T15:41:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-03T12:59:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-10T00:15:33+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-10T18:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-10T21:17:20+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-11T20:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T00:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:29+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T20:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T16:16:58+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-17T17:08:31+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-24T22:48:29+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2025-04-25T16:09:22+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2025-04-25T21:07:45+00:00** (S) Hearing - Conference Committee on SB 319
- **2025-04-28T19:47:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-28T23:02:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T18:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-30T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T17:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2025-05-01T17:32:36+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T14:18:40+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-06T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-06T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T21:30:54+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T13:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:38:18+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/512065ab-fcab-4a31-ad15-7e8da37e5609`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).