Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB13: State Employee Pay Plan
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws governing state employee compensation; revising state employee per diem rates; increasing the employer contribution for group benefits; setting the hourly pay rate for legislators in future biennia; appropriating funds to implement pay and benefit revisions and per diem adjustments; providing an appropriation; amending sections 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, and 5-2-301, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS GOVERNING STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; REVISING STATE EMPLOYEE PER DIEM RATES; INCREASING THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR GROUP BENEFITS; SETTING THE HOURLY PAY RATE FOR LEGISLATORS IN FUTURE BIENNIA; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT PAY AND BENEFIT REVISIONS AND PER DIEM ADJUSTMENTS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, AND 5-2-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-18-303, MCA, is amended to read: "2-18-303. Procedures for administering broadband pay plan. (1) On the first day of the first complete pay period in fiscal year 2024 2026, each employee is entitled to the amount of the employee's base salary as it was on June 30, 2023 2025. (2) To the extent that the plan applies to employees within a collective bargaining unit, the implementation of the plan is a negotiable subject under 39-31-305. (3) Effective on the first day of the first complete pay period that includes July 1, 2023 2025, the base salary of each employee must be increased by $1.50 $1.00 an hour or by 4% 2.5%, whichever is greater. Effective on the first day of the first complete pay period that includes July 1, 2024 2026, the base salary of each employee must be increased by $1.50 $1.00 an hour or by 4% 2.5%, whichever is greater. All full-time employees must receive …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
- Esp, John (R, 29)
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 20, 2025): 38 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 19, 2025): 37 yea, 13 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0013.002.005 Vinton D/PASS (March 19, 2025): 12 yea, 38 nay, failed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 71 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 68 yea, 30 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0013.002.001 Mercer DO PASS (January 24, 2025): 45 yea, 53 nay, failed
Subjects: Education - Post-Secondary, Appropriations, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is HB13?
- HB13 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): State Employee Pay Plan.
- What does HB13 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws governing state employee compensation; revising state employee per diem rates; increasing the employer contribution for group benefits; setting the hourly pay rate for legislators in future biennia; appropriating funds to implement pay and benefit revisions and per diem adjustments; providing an appropriation; amending sections 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, and 5-2-301, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB13?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB13?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB13?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0718
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