Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB948: Generally revise insurance laws to provide that the Commissioner of Insurance's office is not a criminal justice agency
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising insurance laws relating to the state auditor; providing that the insurance department of the state auditor is not a criminal justice agency; requiring that insurance investigations to under the state auditor be referred to the attorney general, the applicable county attorney, or the criminal justice agency with jurisdiction over the matter; providing an appropriation; amending sections 33-1-311, 33-1-409, and 33-1-1203, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING INSURANCE LAWS RELATING TO THE STATE AUDITOR; PROVIDING THAT THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE AUDITOR IS NOT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY; REQUIRING THAT INSURANCE INVESTIGATIONS TO UNDER THE STATE AUDITOR BE REFERRED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE APPLICABLE COUNTY ATTORNEY, OR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 33-1-311, 33-1-409, AND 33-1-1203, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 33-1-311, MCA, is amended to read: "33-1-311. General powers and duties. (1) The commissioner shall enforce the applicable provisions of the laws of this state and shall execute the duties imposed on the commissioner by the laws of this state. (2) The commissioner has the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the commissioner by or reasonably implied from the provisions of the laws of this state. (3) Except as otherwise provided in 33-39-101, the commissioner shall administer the department to ensure that the interests of insurance consumers are protected. (4) The commissioner may conduct examinations and investigations of insurance matters, in addition to examinations and investigations expressly authorized, as the commissioner considers proper, to determine whether any person has violated any provision of the laws of this state or to …