Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB313: Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating a grant program to fund capital construction, maintenance and repair projects, and equipment purchases, and operational costs related to public swimming pools; providing definitions; providing an appropriation; requiring matching funds on a one-to-one basis; allowing appropriations to continue into the 2027 biennium; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING A GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECTS, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS RELATED TO PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; REQUIRING MATCHING FUNDS ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS; ALLOWING APPROPRIATIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE 2027 BIENNIUM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 8], unless otherwise provided, the following definitions apply: (1) "Local government" means a county, city, town, township, school district, TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, or other district or local public entity with the authority to spend or receive public funds. (2) "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3). (3) (a) "Public swimming pool" means an artificial pool and related appurtenances for swimming, bathing, wading, or other aquatic therapy or recreation, including but not limited to natural hot water pools, spas, splash decks, water slides, lazy rivers, and wave pools. (b) The term does not include: (i) swimming pools located on private property, including the private common area property of owner-occupied condominium developments, used for swimming or bathing only by the owner, members of the …
Sponsors
- Tuss, Paul (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Rereferred to Committee
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 23, 2025): 27 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 24 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 26 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 63 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 63 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 58 yea, 41 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance, Recreation
Common questions
- What is HB313?
- HB313 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities.
- What does HB313 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating a grant program to fund capital construction, maintenance and repair projects, and equipment purchases, and operational costs related to public swimming pools; providing definitions; providing an appropriation; requiring matching funds on a one-to-one basis; allowing appropriations to continue into the 2027 biennium; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB313?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB313?
- Tuss, Paul (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for HB313?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1551
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