Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB111: Adopt Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
Status: Signed into law, April 4, 2025
What the bill says
An act adopting the uniform electronic legal material act; providing definitions; providing for what constitutes legal material in the official electronic record; providing for authentication of the official electronic record; providing for the effect of authentication; requiring preservation and security of legal material in the official electronic record; ensuring public access to legal material in the official electronic record; providing standards; providing for uniformity of application and construction…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ADOPTING THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES LEGAL MATERIAL IN THE OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD; PROVIDING FOR AUTHENTICATION OF THE OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECT OF AUTHENTICATION; REQUIRING PRESERVATION AND SECURITY OF LEGAL MATERIAL IN THE OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD; ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIAL IN THE OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD; PROVIDING STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION; ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS ACT WITH THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN THE GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT; AMENDING SECTION 111-103, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 11] may be cited as the "Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act". Section 2. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 11], the following definitions apply: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in (b) the Laws of Montana, also known as the session laws; or (c) the Montana Code Annotated. (3) "Official publisher" means: (a) for the Constitution of the State of Montana, the code commissioner provided for in 1-11-201 - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 111 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 111 through 1-11-204 and 1-11-301 through 1-11-304; (b) for the Laws of Montana, the legislative services division …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Dunwell, Mary Ann (D, 42)
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 17, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 15, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 22, 2025): 86 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 93 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Information Technology, Legislature
Common questions
- What is HB111?
- HB111 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Adopt Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
- What does HB111 do?
- In its own words: An act adopting the uniform electronic legal material act; providing definitions; providing for what constitutes legal material in the official electronic record; providing for authentication of the official electronic record; providing for the effect of authentication; requiring preservation and security of legal material in the official electronic record; ensuring public access to legal material in the official electronic record; providing standards; providing for uniformity of application and construction…
- What is the status of HB111?
- Signed into law as of April 4, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB111?
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB111?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0110
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