Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB34: Revise law to establish permanent disaster resilience fund
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act revising the amount of the statutory appropriation; eliminating the termination date of the fund; providing for a transfer of funds; amending section 17-7-133, mca; amending section 24, chapter 722, laws of 2023; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REVISING THE AMOUNT OF THE STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; ELIMINATING THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE FUND; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-133, MCA; AMENDING SECTION 24, CHAPTER 722, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 17-7-133, MCA, is amended to read: "17-7-133. (Temporary) Montana local disaster resiliency fund. (1) There is statutorily appropriated pursuant to 17-7-502 $4 up to $15 million per a year beginning in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2025, from the general Montana local disaster resiliency fund to the department of military affairs. (2) Eligible uses of the money are: (a) state and local mitigation projects that reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from future natural disasters; (b) the nonfederal cost share for personnel and contracted resources performing mitigation program management; and (c) matching funds for grants for the purchase of hazardous material equipment and training to increase local capacity to respond to incidents as defined in 10-3-1203 involving hazardous material training and administrative resources. (3) The appropriation is void in any year that there is a projected general fund budget deficit pursuant to 17-7-140. (Terminates June 30, 2027--sec. 24, Ch. 722, L. 2023.)" Section 2. Section 24, Chapter 722, …
Sponsors
- Brewster, Larry (R, 43) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Rereferred to Committee
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
Votes
- Do Pass (January 17, 2025): 85 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Military Affairs, Appropriations, Money Transfer
Common questions
- What is HB34?
- HB34 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise law to establish permanent disaster resilience fund.
- What does HB34 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act revising the amount of the statutory appropriation; eliminating the termination date of the fund; providing for a transfer of funds; amending section 17-7-133, mca; amending section 24, chapter 722, laws of 2023; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB34?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB34?
- Brewster, Larry (R, 43).
- Where is the official record for HB34?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0282
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