republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-544.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP"
description: "Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 544"
citation: "Montana HB 544 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jane Gillette"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-29T22:06:40+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-15T20:23:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf292303-137d-496f-a141-c32332000513"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1690"
source_hash: "b5fee78a612f63763e4352c08fd28787b5226e89e0fb213b93f4335bf038c22b"
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 544 (2023) — Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0544.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8638)
2. **HB0544_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8641)
3. **HB0544_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8640)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jane Gillette — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-15T20:23:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-15T18:06:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T23:16:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T23:16:40+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-27T13:53:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T22:41:32+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-25T19:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T18:54:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T22:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-19T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-16T04:31:28+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-13T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-21T19:23:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21T18:59:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T14:17:11+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-20T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T20:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T21:00:08+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-03T04:44:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T16:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T21:22:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T21:22:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-27T17:52:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T19:53:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-22T14:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-20T22:37:16+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-16T20:31:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:40:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T15:01:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T01:00:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-14T16:53:25+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-10T22:40:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T21:05:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T21:05:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T20:24:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-10T16:15:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-09T20:15:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T20:15:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-09T18:17:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T02:40:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-06T19:00:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-02T15:08:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-30T17:58:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-29T22:06:40+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/cf292303-137d-496f-a141-c32332000513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).