Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or discontinued
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or discontinued” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Dec 14, 2024
(LC) Draft On Hold · Dec 14, 2024
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold · Jan 16, 2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Jan 20, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Jan 20, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Jan 21, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Jan 30, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Feb 4, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 13, 2025
(S) Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
(S) First Reading · Feb 14, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Feb 14, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Requested · Feb 20, 2025
(S) Hearing · Feb 21, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Received · Feb 27, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Signed · Feb 27, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Printed · Feb 27, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended · Feb 28, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended · Mar 1, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 4, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Passed · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Passed · Mar 5, 2025
(S) Transmitted to House · Mar 5, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Mar 5, 2025
(H) First Reading · Mar 6, 2025
(H) Hearing · Mar 21, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 8, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 8, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 10, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 10, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(S) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 11, 2025
(S) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 12, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 21, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · Apr 29, 2025
(S) Transmitted to Governor · Apr 30, 2025
(S) Signed by Governor · May 8, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 13, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Dennis Lenz
Recorded votes
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 98, ABSENT 1, NO 1
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-10 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 99, YES_EXCUSED 1
Do PassSenate · 2025-03-05 · BILL_PASSED · YES 49, NO 1
Do PassSenate · 2025-03-04 · BILL_PASSED · YES 49, NO 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).