Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB126: Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to agency administrative rulemaking; revising laws related to legislative oversight of administrative rules by primary sponsors; encouraging active public involvement during rule hearings; amending sections 2-3301, 2-4-302, and 2-4-305, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING; REVISING LAWS RELATED TO LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES BY PRIMARY SPONSORS; ENCOURAGING ACTIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT DURING RULE HEARINGS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-3301, 2-4-302, AND 2-4-305, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." Section 1. Section 2-3-301, MCA, is amended to read: "2-3-301. Agency to accept public comment electronically -- dissemination of electronic mail address and documents required -- fees prohibited. (1) An agency that accepts public comment pursuant to a statute, administrative rule, or policy, including an agency adopting rules pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act or an agency to which 2-3-111 applies, shall provide for the receipt of public comment by the agency by use of an electronic mail system. (2) As part of the agency action required by subsection (1), an agency shall disseminate by appropriate media its electronic mail address to which public comment may be made, including dissemination (b) the telephone directory of state agencies published by the department of administration; (c) any notice of agency existence, purpose, and operations published on the internet; or (d) any combination of the methods of dissemination provided in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c). (3) An agency shall, at the request of another agency or person and subject to 2-6-1003, disseminate the electronic documents to that agency …
Sponsors
- Bedey, David (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Fuller, John (R, 4)
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 (April 9, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 8, 2025): 46 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 28, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Rules, Legislature, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB126?
- HB126 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment.
- What does HB126 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to agency administrative rulemaking; revising laws related to legislative oversight of administrative rules by primary sponsors; encouraging active public involvement during rule hearings; amending sections 2-3301, 2-4-302, and 2-4-305, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB126?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB126?
- Bedey, David (R, 86), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB126?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1205
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