Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ40: Interim study on legislative branch procurement and leadership expenditures
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of the legislative procurement process and the use of house and senate leadership funds; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING AN INTERIM STUDY OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND THE USE OF HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDS; AND REQUIRING THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY BE REPORTED TO THE 70TH LEGISLATURE. WHEREAS, Title 18, chapter 4, of the Montana Code Annotated is referred to as the Montana Procurement Act; and WHEREAS, the purposes of the Montana Procurement Act are codified in section 18-4-122, MCA, which provides for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement and the continued development of procurement policies and practices; and WHEREAS, the Montana Procurement Act is broadly applicable to a government body, which includes the Legislative Branch; and WHEREAS, the Department of Administration has general procurement authority under the Montana Procurement Act, including the adoption of administrative rules regarding the procurement process, which impacts the procurement processes in the Legislative Branch; and WHEREAS, the Legislative Branch and the Department of Administration have consistently entered into a delegation agreement that provides the Legislative Branch with the authority to enter certain types of contracts without the direct assistance of the Department of Administration; and WHEREAS, contracts are executed for the benefit of the Legislative Branch and Legislative Branch divisions using the direct assistance of the Department of …
Sponsors
- Flowers, Pat (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Pass (April 29, 2025): 43 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 28, 2025): 42 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, Interim Study Resolutions
Common questions
- What is SJ40?
- SJ40 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Interim study on legislative branch procurement and leadership expenditures.
- What does SJ40 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of the legislative procurement process and the use of house and senate leadership funds; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
- What is the status of SJ40?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Committee (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ40?
- Flowers, Pat (D, 31).
- Where is the official record for SJ40?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4445
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