Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB481: Require posting of EPA guidance documents
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring certain state agencies to publish guidance documents from the united states environmental protection agency; and requiring the departments of agriculture and environmental quality and the board of oil and gas conservation to create a website for federal guidance documents.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES TO PUBLISH GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE BOARD OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION TO CREATE A WEBSITE FOR FEDERAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Disclosure of federal guidance documents. (1) Within 15 days after the receipt of a guidance document from the United States environmental protection agency, the department of environmental quality shall publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department. (2) Within 90 days after [the effective date of this act], the director shall designate a website on which guidance documents must be published. The department shall publish a conspicuous hyperlink on the department website providing access to the website of guidance documents. (3) Within 15 days after the United States environmental protection agency rescinds a guidance document, the department shall maintain the rescinded document on the guidance documents website. The department shall indicate that the document has been rescinded and the date the guidance document was rescinded. (4) Except for a rule that was promulgated in accordance with the notice and comment provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, a "guidance document" means a federal agency statement of …
Sponsors
- Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Subjects: Environmental Protection, Federal Government
Common questions
- What is HB481?
- HB481 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require posting of EPA guidance documents.
- What does HB481 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring certain state agencies to publish guidance documents from the united states environmental protection agency; and requiring the departments of agriculture and environmental quality and the board of oil and gas conservation to create a website for federal guidance documents.".
- What is the status of HB481?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB481?
- Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R, 39).
- Where is the official record for HB481?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0788
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