Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 344 — Require transparency reporting of pharmacy benefit managers

Last action — Died in Process

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Process

  2. 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed

  3. 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed

  4. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  5. Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  6. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  7. Revised Fiscal Note Received

  8. Printed - New Version Available

  9. Revised Fiscal Note Requested

  10. Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended

  11. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended

  12. Hearing

  13. Referred to Committee

  14. First Reading

  15. Transmitted to Senate

  16. 3rd Reading Passed

  17. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  18. 2nd Reading Passed

  19. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  20. Printed - New Version Available

  21. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

  22. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

  23. Hearing

  24. Fiscal Note Printed

  25. Fiscal Note Signed

  26. Fiscal Note Received

  27. First Reading

  28. Referred to Committee

  29. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  30. Fiscal Note Requested

  31. Introduced

  32. Draft Delivered to Requester

  33. Draft Ready for Delivery

  34. Executive Director Final Review

  35. Draft in Assembly

  36. Executive Director Review

  37. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  38. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  39. Draft in Input/Proofing

  40. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]

  41. Draft in Edit

  42. Draft in Legal Review

  43. Draft to Requester for Review

  44. Draft to Requester for Review

  45. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (205)

205 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Indefinitely Postpone HB344-Thomas

Passed 28 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 282101
Total 282101
% of votes cast 56%42%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Nay
Sesso, Jon — Nay
Barrett, Dick — Nay
McConnell, Nate — Nay
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Nay
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Frank Smith — Nay
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Nay
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Paul Fielder — Not Voting
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Nay
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Susan Webber — Nay
Vance, Gordon — Yea

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Do Concur

Failed 24 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 242501
Total 242501
% of votes cast 48%50%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Nay
Thomas, Fred — Nay
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Nay
Richmond, Tom — Nay
Sales, Scott — Nay
Welborn, Jeffery — Nay
Salomon, Daniel — Nay
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Nay
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Nay
Bob Brown — Nay
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Nay
Hoven, Brian — Nay
Howard, David — Nay
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Nay
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Lang, Mike — Nay
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Not Voting
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Nay

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 88 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 881002
Total 881002
% of votes cast 88%10%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Shaw, Ray — Yea
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Not Voting
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Doane, Alan — Yea
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Not Voting
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Rhonda Knudsen — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Nay
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 91 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91801
Total 91801
% of votes cast 91%8%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Not Voting
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Doane, Alan — Yea
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Shaw, Ray — Yea
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Rhonda Knudsen — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

DO PASS AS AMENDED

Passed 17 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17200
Total 17200
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Fitzgerald, Ross H. — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Krautter, Joel G. — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Christopher Pope — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Neil Duram — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Vince Ricci — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 344?
HB 344 is sponsored by Kelker, Kathy.
What is the current status of HB 344?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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