MontanaState would pay providers for certain sexual assault exams
The proposal would have the Department of Justice pay providers up to $800 for certain exams when money is available from an appropriation.
What it does
The Department of Justice would pay providers up to $800 for each eligible exam, if money is available from an appropriation for this purpose.
After keeping a three-month reserve and making earlier distributions, the department would transfer $375,000 from remaining marijuana account money to the exam fund each fiscal year.
Argument forState payments could ease the burden on victims and local agencies by covering eligible exam costs when an appropriation is available.
Argument againstProviders might not recover the full cost of an exam that exceeds $800, or receive payment if the required state funding is unavailable.
More detail
The Department of Justice would pay medical providers for eligible exams, up to $800 per exam. The exams would be for victims of alleged sexual intercourse without consent, sexual assault, or incest. Payment depends on money being available from an appropriation for this purpose.
At the end of each fiscal year, the department would transfer $375,000 to the exam fund from marijuana account money left after earlier transfers. The transfer would move money from the marijuana state special revenue account to the sexual assault medical forensic examination fund. The account must first retain a three-month operating reserve and transfer up to $6 million to the HEART account. The $375,000 transfer comes after the listed distributions to other state accounts and programs. The transfer would occur at the end of each fiscal year.
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- Introduced
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Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(H) Died in CommitteeDied
- Apr 23(S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- Vote recorded to_table. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Apr 23(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 22(S) Revised Fiscal Note ReceivedMinor
- Apr 17(H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- Vote recorded Do Concur. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 17(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 17(H) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Apr 17(H) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Apr 16(S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- Apr 15(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
- Vote recorded be_concurred_in_as_amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
- Apr 12(H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- Apr 4(H) 1st Reading
- Apr 4(H) Referred to Committee - (H) JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 3(S) Transmitted to House
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3(S) 3rd Reading
- Apr 3(S) Scheduled for 3rd ReadingMinor
- Apr 2(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
- Apr 1(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
- Vote recorded do_pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12(S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- Mar 6(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and ClaimsMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6(S) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Mar 6(S) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Mar 4(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
- Vote recorded do_pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
- Mar 4(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Mar 3(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Mar 3(S) Fiscal Note ReceivedMinor
- Mar 3(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- Feb 26(S) Referred to Committee - (S) JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 26(S) 1st Reading
- Feb 26(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Feb 25(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Feb 25(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Feb 25(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Feb 25(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Feb 24(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Feb 21(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 21(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- 2024
- Nov 27(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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