Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB370: Provide appropriation to the highway patrol pension fund
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing an appropriation to the highway patrol officers' retirement system pension fund; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PENSION FUND; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." WHEREAS, the Legislature established the Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement System in 1945 for members of the Montana Highway Patrol; and WHEREAS, the mission of the Montana Highway Patrol is to focus on safeguarding the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the people traveling the highways of Montana; and WHEREAS, as of the end of fiscal year 2024, there are 225 active members of the Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement System and 375 retirees and beneficiaries; and WHEREAS, as of the end of fiscal year 2024, the Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement System has an unfunded liability of $65,377,745; and WHEREAS, there is a preliminary unassigned fiscal year 2024 fund balance of $1,028,009,187 for the general fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation. There is appropriated $65 million from the general fund to the Montana highway patrol officers' retirement system pension fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as a one-time supplemental contribution to the highway patrol officers' retirement system. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB
Sponsors
- Kmetz, Greg (R, 36) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : 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) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Retirement, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB370?
- HB370 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide appropriation to the highway patrol pension fund.
- What does HB370 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing an appropriation to the highway patrol officers' retirement system pension fund; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB370?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB370?
- Kmetz, Greg (R, 36).
- Where is the official record for HB370?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1462
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