Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB170: Require legislative review of federal financial assistance
Status: Chaptered, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring that applications for federal financial assistance from the federal government be reviewed by the legislature prior to submission; and establishing reporting requirements.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING THAT APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE REVIEWED BY THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION; AND ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Application for federal financial assistance -- review by legislature required prior to submission of application. Except as provided in 10-3-203, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to the submission of an application for financial assistance, including any funds or grants, from the United States or any agency of the United States by or on behalf of any agency of the state, the application must be submitted for legislative review in the following manner: (1) If the application is to be submitted to the federal government when the legislature is in session, the application must first be submitted as a proposed joint resolution and be either concurred with or not concurred with by the legislature. After the resolution is passed, whether concurred with or not concurred with, the application may be submitted by the state agency to the appropriate federal agency. (2) (a) If the application is to be submitted to the federal government when the legislature is not in session, the application must first be submitted to the energy and telecommunications interim …
Sponsors
- Millett, Tom (R, 2) · primary sponsor
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
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Legislature, State Finance, Federal Government
Common questions
- What is HB170?
- HB170 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require legislative review of federal financial assistance.
- What does HB170 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring that applications for federal financial assistance from the federal government be reviewed by the legislature prior to submission; and establishing reporting requirements.".
- What is the status of HB170?
- Chaptered as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB170?
- Millett, Tom (R, 2).
- Where is the official record for HB170?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2031
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