Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB5: Long-range building appropriations
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act appropriating money for major repair and capital development projects for the biennium ending june 30, 2027; providing for other matters relating to the appropriations; providing for a transfer of funds from the general fund to the capital developments long-range building program account and a transfer of funds from the general fund to a state special revenue fund; providing for a modification to the long-range building program; increasing certain value thresholds from $150,000 to $300,000; establishing reporting requirements…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR MAJOR REPAIR AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS LONG-RANGE BUILDING PROGRAM ACCOUNT AND A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO A STATE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND; PROVIDING FOR A MODIFICATION TO THE LONG-RANGE BUILDING PROGRAM; INCREASING CERTAIN VALUE THRESHOLDS FROM $150,000 TO $300,000; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING A COMBINATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CLAPP BUILDING; AMENDING SECTIONS 17-7-201, 17-7-202, 17-7-210, AND 17-7-223, MCA; AMENDING SECTION 1, CHAPTER 468, LAWS OF 2021, SECTION 9(1), CHAPTER 739, LAWS OF 2023, SECTION 14(1), CHAPTER 762, LAWS OF 2023, AND SECTION 3, CHAPTER 763, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 10], unless otherwise stated, the following definitions apply: (1) "Authority only" means approval provided by the legislature to expend money that does not require an appropriation, including grants, donations, auxiliary funds, proprietary funds, nonstate funds, and university funds. (2) "Capital development" has the same meaning as provided in 17-7-201(2). (3) "Capital project" means the planning, design, renovation, construction, alteration, replacement, furnishing, repair, improvement, site, utility, or land acquisition project provided for in [sections 1 through 10]. …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (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 29, 2025): 79 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 83 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur As Amended (April 23, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- AMD-HB005.003.002 Boldman D/PASS (April 23, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 27, 2025): 83 yea, 16 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance, Buildings and Building Regulations, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB5?
- HB5 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Long-range building appropriations.
- What does HB5 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating money for major repair and capital development projects for the biennium ending june 30, 2027; providing for other matters relating to the appropriations; providing for a transfer of funds from the general fund to the capital developments long-range building program account and a transfer of funds from the general fund to a state special revenue fund; providing for a modification to the long-range building program; increasing certain value thresholds from $150,000 to $300,000; establishing reporting requirements…
- What is the status of HB5?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB5?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB5?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0710
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