Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB369: Create a county road maintenance district
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring the board of county commissioners to create the district upon receipt of a sufficient petition; allowing for assessment of costs to fund the district; requiring the county to subtract the cost of the district from the total county general fund; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and amending section 15-10-420, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CREATE THE DISTRICT UPON RECEIPT OF A SUFFICIENT PETITION; ALLOWING FOR ASSESSMENT OF COSTS TO FUND THE DISTRICT; REQUIRING THE COUNTY TO SUBTRACT THE COST OF THE DISTRICT FROM THE TOTAL COUNTY GENERAL FUND; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND AMENDING SECTION 15-10-420, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. County road maintenance district authorized. (1) If the board of county commissioners has indicated by a vote of the board, correspondence, or other board action that the board no longer intends to provide road maintenance services on roads previously maintained by the county and owned by an entity other than the county, the board of county commissioners is authorized to create a county road maintenance district pursuant to [section 2]. (2) The district may include road miles under the jurisdiction of an entity other than the county if the entity and the county road maintenance district have entered into a memorandum of understanding that provides authority to the county road maintenance district to maintain the road miles. (3) Unless otherwise provided for in [sections 1 through 3], a county road maintenance district is governed by the provisions of Title 7, chapter 12, part 21, for rural improvement …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
Votes
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 30 yea, 66 nay, failed
Subjects: Appropriations, County Finance, Counties, Local Government, Highways and Roads
Common questions
- What is HB369?
- HB369 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create a county road maintenance district.
- What does HB369 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act requiring the board of county commissioners to create the district upon receipt of a sufficient petition; allowing for assessment of costs to fund the district; requiring the county to subtract the cost of the district from the total county general fund; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and amending section 15-10-420, mca.".
- What is the status of HB369?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB369?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB369?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1974
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