Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB506: Authorize legislators to use e-mail account of choice for electronic communications
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act authorizing legislators to choose a primary e-mail address other than a legislative branch-provided e-mail address to receive electronic communications; requiring a legislator who chooses a primary e-mail address other than the legislative branch-provided e-mail address to manage the electronic communications in accordance with montana's public records laws and the legislative branch's records management plan; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING LEGISLATORS TO CHOOSE A PRIMARY E-MAIL ADDRESS OTHER THAN A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH-PROVIDED E-MAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; REQUIRING A LEGISLATOR WHO CHOOSES A PRIMARY E-MAIL ADDRESS OTHER THAN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH-PROVIDED E-MAIL ADDRESS TO MANAGE THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MONTANA'S PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'S RECORDS MANAGEMENT PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Legislative e-mail accounts -- electronic communications. (1) A legislator may choose a preferred e-mail address to select as the legislator's primary e-mail address for electronic communications from the legislative branch or to be listed with the legislator's public profile as a point of contact for members of the public. (2) A legislator who designates a primary e-mail address that is different from the e-mail address provided and managed by the office of legislative information services is responsible for managing the electronic communications related to legislative business in accordance with the requirements of Title 2, chapter 6, part 10, and the requirements of the legislative branch's records management plan required under 26-1012(1)(d). NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 5, chapter 11, part 4, and the …
Sponsors
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Hearing
Subjects: Legislature, Communications
Common questions
- What is SB506?
- SB506 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Authorize legislators to use e-mail account of choice for electronic communications.
- What does SB506 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act authorizing legislators to choose a primary e-mail address other than a legislative branch-provided e-mail address to receive electronic communications; requiring a legislator who chooses a primary e-mail address other than the legislative branch-provided e-mail address to manage the electronic communications in accordance with montana's public records laws and the legislative branch's records management plan; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB506?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB506?
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50).
- Where is the official record for SB506?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0703
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