Key Votes
HB 30 - Health Care Sharing Ministries - Key Vote
Montana Key Votes
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Family
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Feb. 10, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (68-32) - Feb. 8, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Health Care Sharing Ministries
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass an bill that exempts a healthcare sharing ministry from state insurance regulation.
Highlights:
-Defines "healthcare sharing ministry" as a faith-based, non-profit organization that (Sec. 1):
- -Is tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code;
-Limits its participants to those who are of a similar faith;
-Acts as a facilitator between those who require financial or medical assistance and those who can assist such people;
-Provides financial or medical assistance, through contributions from participants, to those that need it; and
-Specifies the monetary amounts that participants may contribute.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Nov. 29, 2010
Title: Health Care Sharing Ministries
