Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB232: Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process.
Status: Signed into law, June 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act modifying exemptions under the montana procurement act; amending section 18-4-132, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT MODIFYING EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT; AMENDING SECTION 18-4-132, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 18-4-132, MCA, is amended to read: "18-4-132. Application. (1) This chapter applies to: (a) the expenditure of public funds irrespective of their source, including federal assistance money, by this state acting through a governmental body under any contract, except a contract exempted from this chapter by this section or by another statute; (b) a procurement of supplies or services that is at no cost to the state and from which income may be derived by the vendor and to a procurement of supplies or services from which income or a more advantageous business position may be derived by the state; and (c) the disposal of state supplies; and (d) the board of investments. The provisions of this subsection (1)(d) do not apply to the purchase of securities. (2) This chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter do not prevent any governmental body or political subdivision from complying with the terms and conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative agreement. (3) This chapter does not apply to: (a) either grants or contracts between the state and its political subdivisions or other governments, except as provided in part 4; (b) construction contracts; (c) expenditures of or the authorized …
Sponsors
- Regier, Matt (R, 5) · primary sponsor
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 12, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 11, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 93 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 8, 2025): 93 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 43 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (February 19, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Gambling, State Government, Public Contracts
Common questions
- What is SB232?
- SB232 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process.
- What does SB232 do?
- In its own words: An act modifying exemptions under the montana procurement act; amending section 18-4-132, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB232?
- Signed into law as of June 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (June 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB232?
- Regier, Matt (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for SB232?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4352
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