Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB116: Revise the Montana heritage preservation and development commission membership
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the montana heritage preservation and development commission; revising the qualifications of the members of the commission; revising the administrative requirements and processes between the commission and the department of commerce; amending section 22-3-1002, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE MONTANA HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION; REVISING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION; REVISING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; AMENDING SECTION 22-3-1002, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 22-3-1002, MCA, is amended to read: "22-3-1002. Montana heritage preservation and development commission. (1) There is a Montana heritage preservation and development commission. The commission is attached to the department of commerce for administrative purposes only, pursuant to 2-15-121. The commission and the department shall negotiate a specific indirect administrative rate annually. The rate determined by the commission and the department must be reported to the economic affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210. (2) (a) The commission consists of 14 14 members. The members shall must broadly represent the state. Nine Nine members must be appointed by the governor, one member one member must be appointed by the president of the senate, and one member one member must be appointed by the speaker of the house. (b) If the president of the senate and the speaker of the house do not appoint the members for which they are responsible within 6 2 months of a vacancy having occurred in those positions, the members must be appointed by the governor. (c) The director of the …
Sponsors
- Tezak, Tony (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) Returned to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 58 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 71 yea, 29 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 94 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Planning, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB116?
- SB116 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise the Montana heritage preservation and development commission membership.
- What does SB116 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the montana heritage preservation and development commission; revising the qualifications of the members of the commission; revising the administrative requirements and processes between the commission and the department of commerce; amending section 22-3-1002, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB116?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB116?
- Tezak, Tony (R, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB116?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0221
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