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Key floor roll calls (early session):
- House Bill 808 (creating the Montana Brownfields program): Passed, 60 yes, 39 no.
- House Bill 329 (make the Montana Ammunition Act permanent): Passed, 51 yes, 48 no.
- House Joint Resolution 19 (Frontera Temporal Degeneration Awareness Week): Passed, 78 yes, 21 no.
- House Joint Resolution 20 (funding for Montana‑Canada customs ports of entry): Passed, 97 yes, 2 no.
- Senate Bill 426 (revised Uniform Commercial Code): Passed, 87 yes, 12 no.
- Senate Bill 15 (revising grounds for impeachment): Failed, 39 yes, 60 no.
- Senate Bill 134 (revised laws related to gifts and endowments): Passed, 81 yes, 18 no.
- Senate Bill 190 (allow water rights holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis): Passed, 95 yes, 4 no.
- Senate Bill 248 (legislator access to CPS records including drug testing results): Passed, 61 yes, 38 no.
- Senate Bill 249 (revised child abuse and neglect laws): Passed, 61 yes, 38 no.
- Senate Bill 305 (revised funeral trust laws): Passed, 98 yes, 1 no.
- Senate Bill 80 (allow digital copies for transported livestock documentation): Passed, 99 yes, 0 no.
- Senate Bill 166 (CPA education requirements): Passed, 99 yes, 0 no.
- Senate Bill 228 (listed as Senate Bill 2 28 in transcript): Passed, 90 yes, 9 no.
- Senate Bill 34 (clarify K‑12 school district laws): Passed, 99 yes, 0 no.
- Senate Bill 143 (civil liability/statutes of limitations revisions): Passed, 58 yes, 41 no.
- Senate Bill 212 (creating the \"right to compute\" act re critical infrastructure shutoffs): Passed, 61 yes, 38 no.

Committee and concurrence actions later in the day (selected items with recorded votes):
- House Bill 88 (revenue practice codified): Committee concurred in, committee recorded 100 yes on the concurrence vote.
- House Bill 836 (property tax deferral loan program): Passed second reading in committee, 60 yes, 40 no; later referred to Appropriations on the floor.
- House Bill 783 (coverage for certain obesity and PCOS treatments): Failed second reading on a 50–50 tie (reported in committee/floor roll call).
- House Bill 502 (establishing Board of Allied Health Care Professionals): Passed second reading in committee, committee recorded 100 yes on the concurrence vote.
- Senate Bill 161 (regulation and sale of aquaculture): Committee concurred in, 99 yes, 1 no.
- Senate Bill 165 (trail enhancement rental fee for snowmobile rentals): Committee concurred in, unanimous recorded vote in committee.
- Senate Bill 35, 36, 83, 79 and others were concurred in by committee votes with recorded tallies reported in the transcript and are listed below in the actions array.

This summary draws from recorded roll calls and committee reports read on the House floor during the session. For bills that were acted on in committee and then referred to other committees (for example appropriations), the committee outcome is listed and the House floor recorded further referral motions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session - Friday, Mar 28, 2025 12:54 - 15:21","oneSentenceSummary","The House recorded a series of roll‑call outcomes on bills read and voted on the floor and in committee, including passage of several Senate bills the House was asked to concur with and a handful of bills that failed.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MT, Montana","taxId",77694,"location","Montana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6100426,"House advances Rosenzweig property tax‑deferral loan concept to appropriations after committee support",477,1419000,1896000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813604-a3a08ed45d5d593c5db8c1e26af2f861&start=1419&end=1896","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813604-a3a08ed45d5d593c5db8c1e26af2f861/thumbnail_1419000.jpg","/articles/6100426/Montana/House-advances-Rosenzweig-property-taxdeferral-loan-concept-to-appropriations-after-committee-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100426-ab0eff6bd15cdfd16c01812f6febf1f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173203&Signature=GpbpWB0RIQfiryNg4ND2RPIQaZKQFPOQ7o3L9NfZBWIec-rbhtRjjNwgJmcx1gkM2inHw2FU-O83GHAJRMdj3PJgOxtW-1~Ato5JppJg4w03DC2vsKdKgda0CYp9CgKvV5H9lq32KBiUtmoR-V49k3XnKc-cPKmZ12r4aLMBXcNHTJrOGuMwMlgOnZYKVnk660fVVy9ifeZ62R9fktbJNonRZ-hvk6JDuJgQm8gwmTgwRp8QUthuSAVNbICpzFmDgrKhM5Fck5EjLzukdp9DsFpbyKDU-7coQas-EH3nYHm33s5-6kVfNSCxrdMKO111tBN~e4TQ3IgqGcAmHyEPiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Rosenzweig presented House Bill 836 to the House Taxation/Committee of the Whole, proposing a state‑administered loan program to let eligible senior homeowners defer property tax increases that exceed 2022 base amounts. The sponsor said borrowers would be at least 62, own at least 20% equity, have lived in the home at least five years and would repay when they sell or through the estate; spouses could remain under the loan terms.

Rosenzweig told colleagues the program would be structured as loans secured by liens, not as grants, and ‘‘creates no tax shift between taxpayers, no loss in state revenue, and no loss of local or school revenues.’’ She said the Board of Housing and the Board of Investments and other agencies had reviewed the proposal and were ready to implement. The sponsor acknowledged the fiscal note language was imprecise but said operating costs were modest: she cited an operating cost estimate of about $250,000 per year to support the program and said the Appropriations Committee could adjust the request.

Members asked technical questions about the program’s example calculations and whether home appreciation would accrue to owners; Rosenzweig said appreciation would increase owner equity. Representative Close and other members asked for clarification on the fiscal note lines and take‑up assumptions; the sponsor said the intent was to return to appropriations to set a final appropriation amount and include review steps.

In committee action, the clerk recorded 60 votes in favor and 40 opposed on second reading in the Committee of the Whole; House Bill 836 passed second reading in committee. On the House floor later, Majority Leader Fitzpatrick moved to reaffirm House Bill 836 to the Appropriations Committee for funding review; the motion was adopted without objection. The committee and sponsor emphasized the program’s eligibility limits and that assistance would be loans secured by liens and administered by the Board of Housing.","Representative Rosenzweig’s bill to create a state‑backed loan program to finance property tax increases for some seniors passed second reading in committee and was sent to appropriations for funding review.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6100428,"House rejects bill to require state plan coverage for weight-loss drugs and PCOS treatments; vote 50-50",1661,2239000,3900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813604-a3a08ed45d5d593c5db8c1e26af2f861&start=2239&end=3900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813604-a3a08ed45d5d593c5db8c1e26af2f861/thumbnail_2239000.jpg","/articles/6100428/Montana/House-rejects-bill-to-require-state-plan-coverage-for-weight-loss-drugs-and-PCOS-treatments-vote-50-50","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100428-8e218cde41557862761e725d7b58413b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173203&Signature=LnbL~JwmAy3fb0OQ5PDJvoLBPbeYydysOJKlYazn2M2kOcDcGYGMSsGeTvx6kJbLigoDZfB5fGXhcOQ~jdVYjIfjb-kKDCtol7SbbS5bN8MzrPbFBjNkeTi0Jb9GWAD2LxzdggRwTdUAgRRDCzlI4~fO74Cs1x4UPjB0R812lizfKMqoSkuWkXHohyNbApki-DPYIxjpGknbimXiyHbsnaz3CvRM3mwIiGi7FhqF1HjAya~4NhrNlNNhKNMMxbL8q-K3n9TLbT5hCopKHkwfLsMKytWO4OWye2bVGAcsyQAVUvAGGcF0IrYsTtV6d3IwX1Z34-ATbgVJNi0vZkE8LQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House representatives on Thursday debated House Bill 783, which would have required the Montana state employee health plan to cover certain glucagon‑like peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) receptor agonists for people with class 3 obesity and for treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Representative Rosenzweig introduced the bill, calling it a two‑year pilot limited to the state plan and urging members to send it to appropriations for further review.

The sponsor said the bill would allow doctors to prescribe GLP‑1 drugs ‘‘for patients with significant type 3 obesity risks or polycystic ovarian syndrome’’ and that the program would be reviewed after two years. Rosenzweig said the initial fiscal note overestimated cost because the original draft had broader coverage; she and committee amendments narrowed the proposal to state employees only and removed broader diabetes coverage from the bill’s language.

Lawmakers spent nearly an hour on medical efficacy, side effects and the fiscal impact. Representative Gillette cited studies showing annual per‑patient savings of roughly $1,500 to $8,000 in avoided downstream health costs but said the fiscal note and utilization assumptions needed tightening. Representative Perry, who described his personal experience taking a GLP‑1 drug, said the medicines can be effective but noted side effects and described current out‑of‑pocket costs of ‘‘about $1,600 a month’’ for some patients. Majority Leader Fitzpatrick argued mandates drive insurance costs and said the rolled‑up fiscal estimates were ‘‘crazy expensive.’’

Sponsor Rosenzweig said the amended bill would be OTO (one‑time only) for the state plan, include a reporting requirement for cost and utilization, and could be opened to Medicaid, Medicare or private plans later if the pilot proved cost‑effective. She said the Department of Administration estimated a take‑up and cost that could be kept to about $1 million in the first year and $1.2 million in the second year after narrowing the bill’s scope. The fiscal note available to members earlier listed an appropriation of roughly $1.5 million per year; the sponsor said that number reflected an earlier, broader version of the bill and would likely drop after the committee changes.

After debate, the House voted on the motion to pass and advance House Bill 783. The clerk recorded 50 votes in favor and 50 opposed; the motion failed and HB 783 did not pass second reading.

The bill text would have required insurers in the state employee plan to cover specified classes of drugs for defined conditions, included reporting back to interim committees on utilization and cost effectiveness, and contained an appropriation provision. The sponsor and other lawmakers emphasized the limitation to the state employee plan and the pilot nature of the measure. Opponents cited potential premium impacts, the novelty of long‑term side‑effect data and unresolved fiscal uncertainties.

Representative Rosenzweig said she would seek consideration in appropriations if members supported a narrower pilot, but the 50–50 vote ended this bill’s advance on Thursday.","Lawmakers debated a bill to require the state employees’ health plan to cover GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs and some treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome. After extended debate over cost, side effects and fiscal notes, House Bill 783 failed on a 50–50 vote.","actionData","errors"]

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