HB113 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise resident preferences for public contracts and contract term limits.

What is the status of HB113?

Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).

Where is the official record for HB113?

On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0276

Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Montana HB113: Revise resident preferences for public contracts and contract term limits

Q: What does HB113 do?

In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising resident preferences for public contracts and contract term limits; providing that the department of administration is responsible for determining the residency of contractors who bid on public contracts for construction, repair, and public works or public contracts for the purchase of goods; allowing contractors to support preference claims by affidavit or declaration; allowing contractors for most supplies and services to be extended to a maximum of 10 years; and amending sections 18-1-106, 18-1-113, 18-4-313, and 23-1-102, mca.".

Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025

What the bill says

A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising resident preferences for public contracts and contract term limits; providing that the department of administration is responsible for determining the residency of contractors who bid on public contracts for construction, repair, and public works or public contracts for the purchase of goods; allowing contractors to support preference claims by affidavit or declaration; allowing contractors for most supplies and services to be extended to a maximum of 10 years; and amending sections 18-1-106, 18-1-113, 18-4-313, and 23-1-102, mca.".

From the engrossed text:

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING RESIDENT PREFERENCES FOR PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT TERM LIMITS; PROVIDING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE RESIDENCY OF CONTRACTORS WHO BID ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND PUBLIC WORKS OR PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOODS; ALLOWING CONTRACTORS TO SUPPORT PREFERENCE CLAIMS BY AFFIDAVIT OR DECLARATION; ALLOWING CONTRACTORS FOR MOST SUPPLIES AND SERVICES TO BE EXTENDED TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 YEARS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 18-1-106, 18-1-113, 18-4-313, AND 23-1-102, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 18-1-106, MCA, is amended to read: "18-1-106. Department of labor and industry to determine residency of selected contractors -- applications for redetermination -- determination as prima facie evidence. (1) The department of labor and industry shall determine whether or not certain contractors are residents of the state of Montana within the meaning of 18-1-102 and 18-1-103. Any public agency charged by law with the responsibility responsible for the execution of any contract subject to the provisions of 18-1-102 may request that a determination of resident or nonresident status be made by the department of labor and industry. All requests must specify the name and address of the licensed public contractor for whom a determination of resident or nonresident status …

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