Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB246: Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing reporting requirements for food products procured by governmental bodies; amending section 18-4-132, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS PROCURED BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES; AMENDING SECTION 18-4-132, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN 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. (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 4; (b) construction contracts; (c) expenditures of or the authorized sale or disposal of equipment purchased with money raised by student activity fees designated for use by …
Sponsors
- Neumann, Cora (D, 30) · 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 8, 2025): 41 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 43 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 60 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 67 yea, 31 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 28, 2025): 44 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Economic Development, State Government, Public Contracts
Common questions
- What is SB246?
- SB246 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements.
- What does SB246 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing reporting requirements for food products procured by governmental bodies; amending section 18-4-132, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB246?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB246?
- Neumann, Cora (D, 30).
- Where is the official record for SB246?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3727
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