republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/sb-395.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Montana Pharmacy Benefit Manager Oversight Act"
description: "Montana Pharmacy Benefit Manager Oversight Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 395"
citation: "Montana SB 395 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-21"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/857950a9-fac3-42f8-b621-04928731ce27"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=395&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "3bbf6b4d2eb41327fae83281e513a1bff07741e3abb9dbacdaac2908fc6a1a8a"
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 395 (2021) — Montana Pharmacy Benefit Manager Oversight Act

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0395_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0395_1.pdf)
2. **SB0395_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0395_2.pdf)
3. **SB0395_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0395_3.pdf)
4. **SB0395_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0395_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0395.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass As Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- AMD-003 Hertz D/PASS — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-21** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-25** Draft On Hold
- **2021-03-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-24** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-01** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to House
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/857950a9-fac3-42f8-b621-04928731ce27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).