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MT HB835

Bill

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Neil Duram

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the at-home infant care program eligibility from children under 2 years of age to children under 3 years of age
  • Increases the maximum lifetime benefit from 24 months to 36 months of assistance per family
  • Appropriates $2 million from the general fund to the Department of Public Health and Human Services for each year of the biennium beginning July 1, 2025
  • Eligibility requirements remain unchanged: families must be at or below 150% of federal poverty level, not receiving other cash assistance, and meet work hour requirements (120 hours/month for two-parent families, 60 hours for single-parent families)
  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Extend at-home infant care program

Appropriations

Last Action

(H) Died in Process

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Human Services3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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