Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB944: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section A
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing reporting requirements; removing carryforward authority for the department of military affairs for the biennium; amending section 17-7-304, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; REMOVING CARRYFORWARD AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS FOR THE BIENNIUM; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-304, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Reporting. At each meeting of the general government budget committee provided for in 5-12-501 following the completion of the 69th legislative session, the following agencies shall provide a written report to the committee on the following subjects with the most recent information from the previous 3 months prior to the reporting date to be received by the committee no later than 30 days before each meeting of the committee: (1) the department of revenue (b) the status of a cannabis moratorium and the request for a position budgeted; (c)(A) REPORT ON the status of hiring, including the status of new offices hiring in new, smaller community offices; and (d)(B) REPORT ON the status of unreported but taxable properties, including but not limited to new construction; (2) the consumer counsel on the status of its caseload contingency fund; (3) the office of the commissioner on political practices REPORTING on the status of new positions budgeted for lobby reporting; (4) the department of labor and industry on: (a) the implementation of House Bill No. …
Sponsors
- Falk, Terry (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (April 4, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0944.002.002 Falk DO PASS (April 4, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, State Finance
Common questions
- What is HB944?
- HB944 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section A.
- What does HB944 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing reporting requirements; removing carryforward authority for the department of military affairs for the biennium; amending section 17-7-304, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB944?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB944?
- Falk, Terry (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HB944?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4259
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