Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB227: Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs; providing for uses of the fund; providing for boards and programs subject to contribution of the fund; providing rulemaking authority; providing a statutory appropriation; amending section 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONTINGENT LITIGATION FUND FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND PROGRAMS; PROVIDING FOR USES OF THE FUND; PROVIDING FOR BOARDS AND PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CONTRIBUTION OF THE FUND; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Contingent litigation fund -- uses -- fees -- rulemaking authority. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund for contingent litigation fees. The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of labor and industry and must be used to pay the legal fees and costs associated with the discipline of a license issued by a licensing board created under Title 2, chapter 15, part 17, or a licensing program recognized by 37-1-401. (a) Fees and costs may only be paid from the fund if the actual fees and costs of the disciplinary proceeding exceed $15,000. Subject to the availability of funds, money may be transferred to the board or program for all fees and costs exceeding $15,000. (b) The fees and costs may continue to be paid from the fund if the board or program becomes ineligible to participate in the fund pursuant to subsection (4). (c) The department is authorized to make rules relating to the distribution …
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Gillespie, Bruce "Butch" (R, 9)
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
- : (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- : (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
Votes
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 35 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 35 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 96 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Appropriations, Revenue, State, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB227?
- HB227 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs.
- What does HB227 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs; providing for uses of the fund; providing for boards and programs subject to contribution of the fund; providing rulemaking authority; providing a statutory appropriation; amending section 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB227?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB227?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB227?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0421
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