Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB182: Provide grant funding for senior citizen centers
Status: Chaptered, June 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act creating a senior citizen center grant program to fund capital construction, maintenance and repair projects, and equipment purchases; providing an appropriation; allowing appropriations to continue into the 2027 and 2029 bienniums; providing an exclusion from certain parts in title 75; providing legislative intent; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CREATING A SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECTS, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; ALLOWING APPROPRIATIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE 2027 AND 2029 BIENNIUMS; PROVIDING AN EXCLUSION FROM CERTAIN PARTS IN TITLE 75; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 6], unless otherwise provided, the following definitions apply: (1) "Senior citizen" means a person over 60 years of age. (2) (a) "Senior citizen center" means a facility operated by a nonprofit corporation or a governmental organization that provides services to senior citizens in the form of daytime or evening meals, educational programs, or recreational activities. Services qualifying under this definition must be recognized in the state plan on aging adopted by the department of public health and human services. (b) The term does not include a facility that provides living accommodations to senior citizens. Section 2. Senior citizen center infrastructure account -- use. (1) There is a senior citizen center infrastructure account within the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102 to provide grant funding to nonprofit corporations that provide services to senior citizens and for administrative costs related to administering the grants. The department of commerce shall administer the account. (2) Up to 3% …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
- Novak, Sara (D, 36)
Latest actions
- : (H) Veto Override
- : (H) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed 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
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 75 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 78 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance, Senior Citizens
Common questions
- What is HB182?
- HB182 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide grant funding for senior citizen centers.
- What does HB182 do?
- In its own words: An act creating a senior citizen center grant program to fund capital construction, maintenance and repair projects, and equipment purchases; providing an appropriation; allowing appropriations to continue into the 2027 and 2029 bienniums; providing an exclusion from certain parts in title 75; providing legislative intent; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB182?
- Chaptered as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: (H) Veto Override (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB182?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB182?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2615
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