Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB2: General Appropriations Act
Status: Vetoed, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Section 1. Short title. [This act] may be cited as "The General Appropriations Act of 2025". Section 2. First level expenditures. The agency and program appropriation tables in the legislative fiscal analyst narrative accompanying this bill, showing first level expenditures and funding for the 2027 biennium, are adopted as legislative intent. Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of [this act] is for any reason held unconstitutional, the decision does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of [this act]. Section 4. Appropriation control. An appropriation item designated "Biennial" may be spent in either year of the biennium. An appropriation item designated "Restricted" may be used during the biennium only for the purpose designated by its title and as presented to the Legislature. An appropriation item designated "One Time Only" or "OTO" may not be included in the present law base for the 2029 biennium. The Office of Budget and Program Planning shall establish a separate appropriation on the statewide accounting, budgeting, and human resource system for any item designated "Biennial", "Restricted", "One Time Only", or "OTO". The Office of Budget and Program Planning shall establish at least one appropriation on the statewide accounting, budgeting, and human resource system for any appropriation that appears as …
Sponsors
- Jones, Llew (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Returned with Governor's Line-item Veto
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 30, 2025): 66 yea, 34 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 67 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Do Concur As Amended (April 17, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0002.005.001.O.003 Kassmier D/PASS (April 17, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0002.005.001.O.002 Glimm D/PASS (April 17, 2025): 23 yea, 27 nay, failed
Subjects: Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB2?
- HB2 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): General Appropriations Act.
- What does HB2 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB2?
- Vetoed as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2?
- Jones, Llew (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for HB2?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0708
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