Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB83: Establish state special revenue account for Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act creating the missing indigenous persons task force state special revenue account; providing that the funds in the account are subject to the legislative audit act; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CREATING THE MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSONS TASK FORCE STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; PROVIDING THAT THE FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT ARE SUBJECT TO THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT ACT; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Missing indigenous persons task force account -- audit. (1) There is a missing indigenous persons task force account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. The account is administered by the department of justice. (2) Money transferred from any lawful source, including but not limited to gifts, grants, donations, securities, and other assets, public or private, may be deposited in the account. (3) Money deposited in the account must be used pursuant to 44-2-411 and is subject to audits as required by Title 5, chapter 13, part 3. (4) Funds deposited in the account each year must be used by the department only for allowable costs as determined by the department and approved by the missing indigenous persons task force. (5) Interest and income earned on the account and any unspent or unencumbered money in the account at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the account. Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated $1 from the missing indigenous persons task force account established in [section 1] to the department of justice for the biennium beginning …
Sponsors
- Running Wolf, Tyson (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Neumann, Cora (D, 30)
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 (February 12, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 11, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 23, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0083.002.001 Schubert DO PASS (January 23, 2025): 4 yea, 96 nay, failed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Appropriations, Revenue, State, Indians
Common questions
- What is HB83?
- HB83 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish state special revenue account for Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force.
- What does HB83 do?
- In its own words: An act creating the missing indigenous persons task force state special revenue account; providing that the funds in the account are subject to the legislative audit act; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB83?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (March 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB83?
- Running Wolf, Tyson (D, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB83?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0259
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