---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify use of HEART account funds for behavioral health crisis services"
description: "Clarify use of HEART account funds for behavioral health crisis services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 557"
citation: "Montana HB 557 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Carlson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-22T15:39:44+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T18:10:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85fa1075-2b16-4d4c-b4a1-3ef06d4655f8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1467"
source_hash: "ec0e63d22acdbb6fc54ec2f1270aed44eb19bd55068961825ff1a4cba7f2fa9d"
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 557 (2023) — Clarify use of HEART account funds for behavioral health crisis services

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0557_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8891)
2. **HB0557_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8890)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Carlson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T18:10:45+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13T23:02:14+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T23:02:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T22:52:08+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T21:16:43+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-05T20:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T14:17:55+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:46+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:19:19+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T16:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:39:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:34+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T20:31:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:45:41+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T16:54:01+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T16:06:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-14T14:55:56+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-13T18:20:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T16:11:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-13T16:11:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-12T21:29:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-12T20:58:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-12T19:01:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-12T19:01:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-11T23:58:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-11T22:12:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T23:23:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-06T22:47:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T15:30:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-02T23:09:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-31T17:54:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-22T15:39:44+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/85fa1075-2b16-4d4c-b4a1-3ef06d4655f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).