---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for a hospital community benefit fee"
description: "Provide for a hospital community benefit fee"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 560"
citation: "Montana SB 560 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 36
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-30T14:49:08+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:07:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df20037f-dcd1-43e6-a364-11ceb40bf07e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4205?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "75b2fb7f028b2f03842120f43698dfdafa410b4541d5e4ea0c80e2389f64cfd7"
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 560 (2025) — Provide for a hospital community benefit fee

## Version chain

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

1. **LC4205.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298099)
2. **SB0560.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309452)
3. **SB0560.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309453)
4. **SB0560.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312568)
5. **SB0560.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313401)
6. **SB0560_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301570)
7. **SB0560_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305404)
8. **SB0560_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313430)
9. **SB0560_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313432)
10. **SB0560_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313433)
11. **SB0560_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313434)
12. **SB0560_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314359)
13. **SB0560_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314360)
14. **SB0560_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314361)
15. **SB0560_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301271)
16. **SB0560_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315152)
17. **SB0560_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317652)
18. **SB0560_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318851)
19. **SB0560_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318857)
20. **SB0560_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313440)
21. **SB0560_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318866)
22. **SB0560_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319660)
23. **SB0560_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321061)
24. **SB0560_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323063)
25. **SB0560_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323073)
26. **SB0560_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323075)
27. **SB0560_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325012)
28. **SB0560_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318867)
29. **SB0560_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319541)
30. **SB0560_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319542)
31. **SB0560_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319543)
32. **SB0560_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319544)
33. **SB0560_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319545)
34. **SB0560_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319546)
35. **SB0560_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319659)
36. **SB0560_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318859)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **13–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-30T14:49:08+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-03-24T18:23:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-24T21:30:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-25T16:36:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-25T17:40:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-25T19:20:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-25T22:00:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-26T22:38:00+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-31T16:33:58+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-03-31T19:30:19+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31T19:31:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T20:48:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-04-01T14:54:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-01T15:39:08+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-04-01T19:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-03T02:44:35+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T20:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T09:28:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T00:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T09:29:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T14:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T16:50:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-04-07T15:55:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07T19:54:22+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T20:39:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-09T19:19:26+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-10T19:19:34+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-11T15:38:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-17T23:20:30+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Human Services `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-17T23:32:59+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-18T18:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Human Services
- **2025-04-23T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T22:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24T20:12:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T00:00:24+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T18:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T19:13:38+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-01T13:42:57+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:32:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:07:17+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/df20037f-dcd1-43e6-a364-11ceb40bf07e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).