Revise laws related to prior authorization
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Became law
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Officially: “Revise laws related to prior authorization” Read the full text
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2025 session
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Dec 14, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Feb 18, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Feb 18, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Feb 21, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Feb 21, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Feb 21, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Feb 22, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Feb 24, 2025
(S) First Reading · Feb 25, 2025
(S) Hearing · Feb 27, 2025
(S) Tabled in Committee · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended · Mar 5, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Mar 6, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Passed · Mar 6, 2025
(S) Transmitted to House · Mar 7, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Mar 17, 2025
(H) First Reading · Mar 17, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Received · Mar 26, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned · Mar 27, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Printed · Mar 28, 2025
(H) Hearing · Apr 8, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended · Apr 9, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended · Apr 9, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments · Apr 11, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 17, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred · Apr 17, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 18, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House · Apr 18, 2025
(S) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 22, 2025
(S) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 24, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 29, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · May 5, 2025
(S) Transmitted to Governor · May 5, 2025
(S) Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 16, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Vince Ricci
Recorded votes
Do PassSenate · 2025-04-18 · BILL_CONCURRED_AS_AMENDED · YES 50
Do PassSenate · 2025-04-17 · BILL_CONCURRED_AS_AMENDED · YES 47, YES_EXCUSED 1, ABSENT 2
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 99, ABSENT 1
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 99, YES_EXCUSED 1
Do PassSenate · 2025-03-06 · BILL_PASSED · NO 8, YES 41, ABSENT 1
Do Pass As AmendedSenate · 2025-03-05 · BILL_PASSED_AS_AMENDED · NO 9, YES 41
AMD-SB0447.001.002 Ricci D/PASSSenate · 2025-03-05 · MOTION_CARRIED · YES 50
Take SB 447 from Comm-RicciSenate · 2025-03-04 · YES 44, NO 6
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 16, 2025).