Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB12: Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act eliminating the board of county printing and transferring its duties to the department of administration; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 18-7-401, 18-7-402, 18-7-404, and 18-7-405, mca; and repealing sections 2-15-1026 and 18-7-403, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ELIMINATING THE BOARD OF COUNTY PRINTING AND TRANSFERRING ITS DUTIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 18-7-401, 18-7-402, 18-7-404, AND 18-7-405, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2-15-1026 AND 18-7-403, MCA. Section 1. Section 18-7-401, MCA, is amended to read: "18-7-401. Purpose of part. The purpose of this part is to provide: (1) for the board of county printing department of administration to set maximum prices that may be charged for county legal advertising; and (2) for the purchase of county printed forms and materials." Section 2. Section 18-7-402, MCA, is amended to read: "18-7-402. Definition. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part "board" "department" means the board of county printing department of administration provided for in 2-15-1026 2-15-1001." Section 3. Section 18-7-404, MCA, is amended to read: "18-7-404. Establishment of maximum prices -- rulemaking. (1) The board shall adopt, by rule, and publish a schedule of maximum prices to be charged for county legal advertising is $14 for each folio for the first insertion, with a follow-on rate of $12 for each folio for any subsequent insertion. (2) (i) The board department shall conduct hearings when required to determine maximum rates for county legal advertising. Notice of the hearing must be mailed to the Montana association of counties and the Montana newspaper association annually …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Bennett, Lyn (R, 4)
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 (March 31, 2025): 88 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 77 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (February 21, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- AMD-SB0012.001.002 Kassmier D/PASS (February 21, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Counties, State Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB12?
- SB12 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration.
- What does SB12 do?
- In its own words: An act eliminating the board of county printing and transferring its duties to the department of administration; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 18-7-401, 18-7-402, 18-7-404, and 18-7-405, mca; and repealing sections 2-15-1026 and 18-7-403, mca.
- What is the status of SB12?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB12?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB12?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0277
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