---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program"
description: "Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 621"
citation: "Montana HB 621 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gist"]
version_count: 44
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-08T00:34:28+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T17:43:22+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/588302c4-4dd5-436d-b576-9a1bf2a5963d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2296?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "bc07e54ecec806920794d4ffe4c95988fc44e7a242edf8b059e5664a3f3d09b0"
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 621 (2025) — Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0621.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289370)
2. **HB0621.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301171)
3. **HB0621.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301172)
4. **HB0621_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285606)
5. **HB0621_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285607)
6. **HB0621_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290070)
7. **HB0621_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290071)
8. **HB0621_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290072)
9. **HB0621_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290073)
10. **HB0621_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285180)
11. **HB0621_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290076)
12. **HB0621_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302169)
13. **HB0621_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290078)
14. **HB0621_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290079)
15. **HB0621_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290134)
16. **HB0621_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290135)
17. **HB0621_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290140)
18. **HB0621_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293859)
19. **HB0621_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294045)
20. **HB0621_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301900)
21. **HB0621_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290074)
22. **HB0621_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302290)
23. **HB0621_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302292)
24. **HB0621_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302293)
25. **HB0621_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302304)
26. **HB0621_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306056)
27. **HB0621_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314276)
28. **HB0621_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314280)
29. **HB0621_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314287)
30. **HB0621_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316505)
31. **HB0621_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302168)
32. **HB0621_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314282)
33. **HB0621_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325110)
34. **HB0621_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326550)
35. **HB0621_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314283)
36. **HB0621_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317171)
37. **HB0621_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317397)
38. **HB0621_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317398)
39. **HB0621_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320850)
40. **HB0621_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324335)
41. **HB0621_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325108)
42. **HB0621_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325109)
43. **HB0621_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314281)
44. **LC2296.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283378)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Gist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-08T00:34:28+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-08T00:34:28+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-13T23:10:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-14T17:04:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-14T21:31:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-17T21:04:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-18T15:21:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-18T20:12:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-18T23:00:00+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-19T19:42:03+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-20T22:03:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-21T18:36:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T19:54:07+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T20:19:22+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-28T04:17:19+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T21:12:20+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T21:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T16:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:38:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T15:35:42+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-31T23:47:06+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-01T19:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T21:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:23+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T20:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T22:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T17:02:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T19:01:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:06:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T17:43:22+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/588302c4-4dd5-436d-b576-9a1bf2a5963d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).