SB 317
Montana Senate•Passed
Summary
SB 317, “Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or discontinued”, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 14, 2024 by Sen. Dennis Lenz (R). It last saw action on May 13, 2025: Chapter Number Assigned.
Record
Text
SB 317 has 6 roll calls.
No text on file for SB 317 yet — read it at bills.legmt.gov.
Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or discontinued
Sponsors
Sen. Dennis Lenz (R) sponsors SB 317 alone.
Committees
SB 317 went before 2 committees: Public Health, Welfare, and Safety and Business & Labor.
History
SB 317 has taken 42 actions since Dec 14, 2024, the latest on May 13, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2025 | Senate | Chapter Number Assigned | ||
May 8, 2025 | Senate | (S) Signed by Governor | ||
Apr 30, 2025 | Senate | (S) Transmitted to Governor | ||
Apr 29, 2025 | House | (H) Signed by Speaker | ||
Apr 21, 2025 | Senate | (S) Signed by President |
Votes
SB 317 went to 6 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Apr 11, 2025 at 98–1.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 11, 2025 | House | (H) 3rd Reading Concurred | 98 | 1 | ||
Apr 10, 2025 | House | (H) 2nd Reading Concurred | 100 | 0 | ||
Apr 8, 2025 | House | (H) Business and Labor--Be Concurred In | 20 | 0 | ||
Mar 5, 2025 | Senate | (S) 3rd Reading Passed | 49 | 1 | ||
Mar 4, 2025 | Senate | (S) 2nd Reading Passed | 49 | 1 |
Source: bills.legmt.gov · legiscan.com