Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB103: Creating a railroad track inspection program
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act establishing a montana rail inspection special revenue account; providing a statutory appropriation; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 15-23-215, 17-7-502, and 69-14-111, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MONTANA RAIL INSPECTION SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-23-215, 17-7-502, AND 69-14-111, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-23-215, MCA, is amended to read: "15-23-215. Deposit of taxes. (1) All Except as provided in subsection (2), all taxes, penalties, and interest collected by the department of revenue under 15-23-211 through 15-23-216 must be deposited in the general fund. (2) Eight percent of all money collected as described in subsection (1) must be deposited in the Montana rail inspection account established in [section 4]." Section 2. Section 17-7-502, MCA, is amended to read: "17-7-502. Statutory appropriations -- definition -- requisites for validity. (1) A statutory appropriation is an appropriation made by permanent law that authorizes spending by a state agency without the need for a biennial legislative appropriation or budget amendment. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), to be effective, a statutory appropriation must comply with both of the following provisions: (a) The law containing the statutory authority must be listed in subsection (3). (b) The law or portion of the law making a statutory appropriation must specifically state that a statutory appropriation is made as provided in this …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) Motion Failed
- : (S) 3rd Reading Failed
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading Concurred
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- : (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
Votes
- Do Pass (January 23, 2025): 98 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Taxation, Appropriations, Safety, Transportation
Common questions
- What is HB103?
- HB103 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Creating a railroad track inspection program.
- What does HB103 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act establishing a montana rail inspection special revenue account; providing a statutory appropriation; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 15-23-215, 17-7-502, and 69-14-111, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB103?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB103?
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for HB103?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0236
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