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The bill tabled on Monday to bring residential teen treatment programs under the state health department got new life on Tuesday after a brief reconsideration at the sponsor's request.

Senate Bill 267, carried by Sen. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, re-emerged and will go to the Senate floor for debate after a 7-3 vote following reconsideration on Tuesday. The bill was tabled on Monday after a 6-6 vote in the committee.

The bill had garnered support from virtually everyone involved and saw no opponents last week during its first reading in the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee. Sen. Al Olszewski, R-Kalispell, however, said Monday he didn't believe the Department of Public Health and Human Services could handle any more workload.

Sands' bill would terminate the existing industry-led oversight board and move the programs under the DPHHS Quality Assurance Division, which currently inspects 300 similar facilities, 72 of which cater to youth, such as Shodair Children's Hospital in Helena and Boys and Girls Clubs around the state.