Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB33: Revise law related to petitions to initiate agency rulemaking
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing an agency to dismiss rulemaking petitions on issues outside of its jurisdiction or rulemaking authority; amending section 2-4315, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ALLOWING AN AGENCY TO DISMISS RULEMAKING PETITIONS ON ISSUES OUTSIDE OF ITS JURISDICTION OR RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 2-4315, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 2-4-315, MCA, is amended to read: "2-4-315. Petition for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules. (1) An interested person or, when the legislature is not in session, a member of the legislature on behalf of an interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule on an issue that the agency has jurisdiction to regulate. (2) An agency may summarily dismiss ANY PORTION OF a petition that raises an issue outside of the agency's regulatory jurisdiction or rulemaking authority. In this case, an agency is not required to advance THAT PORTION OF the petition to the agency's petition acceptance procedure or rulemaking proceedings. (3) Each agency shall determine and prescribe by rule the form for petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration, and disposition. Within 60 days after submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing or shall initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with 2-4-302 through 24-305. (4) A decision to deny a petition or to initiate rulemaking proceedings must …
Sponsors
- Duram, Neil (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
Votes
- Do Pass (January 15, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 14, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish, Administrative Rules, Rule Making
Common questions
- What is HB33?
- HB33 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise law related to petitions to initiate agency rulemaking.
- What does HB33 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act allowing an agency to dismiss rulemaking petitions on issues outside of its jurisdiction or rulemaking authority; amending section 2-4315, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB33?
- Chaptered as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB33?
- Duram, Neil (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for HB33?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0507
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