Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB167: Provide funding for noxious weed trust
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2025
What the bill says
An act transferring funds to the noxious weed management trust fund; providing rules for deposit of interest and income; amending section 80-7-811, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO THE NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND; PROVIDING RULES FOR DEPOSIT OF INTEREST AND INCOME; AMENDING SECTION 80-7-811, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 80-7-811, MCA, is amended to read: "80-7-811. Noxious weed management trust fund. (1) As required by Article IX, section 6, of the Montana constitution, there is a noxious weed management trust fund of $10 million. Any funds transferred or deposited into the trust fund are part of the trust corpus. The department shall administer the trust fund in accordance with this part. (2) One-quarter of interest and income generated by the trust fund must remain in the trust fund. (2)(3) Deposits to the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may include but are not limited (b) private donations; and (c) state contributions." Section 2. Transfer of funds. By June 30, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer $10 million from the general fund to the noxious weed management trust fund provided for in 80-7-811 and required by Article IX, section 6, of the Montana constitution. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 167 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, SB 167, originated in the Senate. ___________________________________________ Secretary of …
Sponsors
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Veto Override
- : (S) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (S) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (S) Vetoed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 81 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 87 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: State Finance, Money Transfer
Common questions
- What is SB167?
- SB167 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide funding for noxious weed trust.
- What does SB167 do?
- In its own words: An act transferring funds to the noxious weed management trust fund; providing rules for deposit of interest and income; amending section 80-7-811, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB167?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2025. Latest action: (S) Veto Override (June 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB167?
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SB167?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1008
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