Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB10: Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act extending timelines related to onsite inspection and recommendation of denial, approval, or modification of an emergency project when the governor declares a state of emergency; revising the natural streambed and land preservation act of 1975; amending section 75-7-113, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT EXTENDING TIMELINES RELATED TO ONSITE INSPECTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL, APPROVAL, OR MODIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY PROJECT WHEN THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY; REVISING THE NATURAL STREAMBED AND LAND PRESERVATION ACT OF 1975; AMENDING SECTION 75-7-113, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 75-7-113, MCA, is amended to read: "75-7-113. Emergencies -- procedure. (1) The provisions of this part do not apply to those actions that are necessary to safeguard life or property, including growing crops, during periods of emergency. The person responsible for a taking action under this section shall notify the supervisors in writing within 15 days of the action taken as a result of an emergency. (2) The emergency notice given under subsection (1) must contain the following (b) a general description of the action taken; (c) the date on which the action was taken; and (d) an explanation of the emergency causing the need for the action taken. (3) If the supervisors determine that the action taken meets the definition of a project, the supervisors shall send one copy of the notice, within 5 working days of its receipt, to the department. (4) (a) A Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), a team, called together as described in 75-7112(2), shall make an onsite inspection within 20 days of receipt …
Sponsors
- Mandeville, Forrest (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Water, Cities and Towns, Counties, Emergency Services, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB10?
- SB10 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency.
- What does SB10 do?
- In its own words: An act extending timelines related to onsite inspection and recommendation of denial, approval, or modification of an emergency project when the governor declares a state of emergency; revising the natural streambed and land preservation act of 1975; amending section 75-7-113, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB10?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB10?
- Mandeville, Forrest (R, 28), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB10?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0228
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