Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB564: Revise government transparency laws
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring the department of administration to create and manage a website to increase public access to and transparency of state procurement transactions; providing requirements for the information to be posted on the website; and amending section 18-4-126, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE AND MANAGE A WEBSITE TO INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND TRANSPARENCY OF STATE PROCUREMENT TRANSACTIONS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE; AND AMENDING SECTION 18-4-126, MCA. Section 1. Section 18-4-126, MCA, is amended to read: "18-4-126. Public access to procurement information -- records -- retention. (1) Procurement information is a public record and must be available to the public as provided in 2-6-1003, 18-4-303, and 18-4304. (2) All procurement records must be retained, managed, and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Title 2, chapter 6, parts 10 and 11. (3) Written determinations required by this chapter must be retained in the appropriate official contract file of the department or the purchasing agency administering the procurement in accordance with Title 2, chapter 6, parts 10 and 11. (4) The department shall manage a website to improve the public's access to procurement information and to increase the transparency of the financial transactions and payments made by a purchasing agency. The department shall include information about each payment made by the department or a purchasing agency, including the name of the contractor, the purpose for which the payment was made, and the amount of the payment." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB …
Sponsors
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18) · 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 18, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 17, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Revenue, State, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB564?
- SB564 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise government transparency laws.
- What does SB564 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring the department of administration to create and manage a website to increase public access to and transparency of state procurement transactions; providing requirements for the information to be posted on the website; and amending section 18-4-126, mca.
- What is the status of SB564?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB564?
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB564?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2751
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