Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB334: Generally revise disaster and emergency laws
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the amount statutorily appropriated for emergencies; expanding uses of the appropriation for uses by disaster and emergency services; amending section 10-3-312, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT STATUTORILY APPROPRIATED FOR EMERGENCIES; EXPANDING USES OF THE APPROPRIATION FOR USES BY DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; AMENDING SECTION 10-3-312, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 10-3-312, MCA, is amended to read: "10-3-312. (Temporary) Maximum expenditure by governor -- appropriation. (1) Whenever a disaster or an emergency, including an energy emergency as defined in 90-4-302 or an invasive species emergency declared under 80-7-1013, is declared by the governor, or a member of the army national guard or air national guard is entitled to benefits under 10-1-506, there is statutorily appropriated to the office of the governor, as provided in 17-7-502, and, subject to subsection (2), the governor is authorized to expend from the general fund an amount not to exceed $20 million in any biennium, minus any amount appropriated pursuant to 10-3-310 in the same biennium. The statutory appropriation in this subsection may be used by any state agency designated by the governor. (2) In the event of the recovery of money expended under this section, the spending authority must be reinstated to a level reflecting the recovery. (3) If a disaster is declared by the president of the United States, there is statutorily appropriated to …
Sponsors
- Barker, Brad (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Rereferred to Committee
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 23, 2025): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 20 yea, 29 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 21, 2025): 83 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 20, 2025): 82 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 84 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance, Emergency Services
Common questions
- What is HB334?
- HB334 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise disaster and emergency laws.
- What does HB334 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the amount statutorily appropriated for emergencies; expanding uses of the appropriation for uses by disaster and emergency services; amending section 10-3-312, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB334?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB334?
- Barker, Brad (R, 55), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB334?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1520
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