Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB54: Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act removing the requirement for the countersignature of the commissioner of the department of labor and industry on warrants for payment from the unemployment trust fund; amending section 39-51-406, mca; repealing section 39-51405, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COUNTERSIGNATURE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY ON WARRANTS FOR PAYMENT FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND; AMENDING SECTION 39-51-406, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 39-51405, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 39-51-406, MCA, is amended to read: "39-51-406. Unemployment insurance administration account. (1) There is an account in the federal special revenue fund to be known as the unemployment insurance administration account. All money that is deposited, appropriated, or paid into this account is available for appropriation to the department. All money in the account must be expended solely for the purpose of defraying the costs of administration of this chapter and costs of administration of other legislation specifically delegated by the legislature to the department for administration of unemployment insurance laws. (2) All money received and deposited in the account from the United States or any agency of the United States pursuant to section 302 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 502, must be expended solely for the purpose and in the amounts found necessary by the secretary of labor for the proper and efficient administration of this chapter. (3) The account consists of: (a) all money received from the United States or any agency of the United States pursuant to section 302 of the …
Sponsors
- Parry, Gary (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Vance, Shelley (R, 34)
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 3, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 1, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 14, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 13, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB54?
- HB54 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement.
- What does HB54 do?
- In its own words: An act removing the requirement for the countersignature of the commissioner of the department of labor and industry on warrants for payment from the unemployment trust fund; amending section 39-51-406, mca; repealing section 39-51405, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB54?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB54?
- Parry, Gary (R, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB54?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0272
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