Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB9: Cultural and aesthetic grants
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing priorities for cultural and aesthetic projects grant awards; appropriating money for cultural and aesthetic grants; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES FOR CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC PROJECTS GRANT AWARDS; APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC GRANTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Appropriation of cultural and aesthetic grant funds -- priority of disbursement. (1) The Montana arts council shall award grants for projects authorized by and limited to the amounts appropriated by [section 2] and this section. (2) The Montana arts council shall disburse money to projects authorized by [section 2] through grant contracts between the Montana arts council and the grant recipient. The award contract with a grantee must require the grantee to post the following statement on its website, promotional materials, and publications: "Additional support from coal tax placed into Montana's Cultural and Aesthetic Projects Trust Fund." The award contract must bind the parties to conditions, if any, listed with the appropriation in [section 2]. (3) There is appropriated $30,000 from the cultural and aesthetic projects trust fund account to the Montana historical society for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, for the care and conservation of capitol complex artwork. Section 2. Appropriation of cultural and aesthetic grant funds. The following projects are approved, and $953,500 is appropriated from the cultural and aesthetic projects trust fund account to the Montana arts council for the biennium ending June 30, 2027: Grant #Grantee Award Amount Special Projects …
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 28, 2025): 68 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 83 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 58 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 57 yea, 40 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Arts
Common questions
- What is HB9?
- HB9 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Cultural and aesthetic grants.
- What does HB9 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing priorities for cultural and aesthetic projects grant awards; appropriating money for cultural and aesthetic grants; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB9?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB9?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB9?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0714
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