Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB611: Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the salary of the state auditor; clarifying that the state auditor is also the ex officio commissioner of insurance and securities; amending section 2-16405, mca; and providing an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE SALARY OF THE STATE AUDITOR; CLARIFYING THAT THE STATE AUDITOR IS ALSO THE EX OFFICIO COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND SECURITIES; AMENDING SECTION 2-16405, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 2-16-405, MCA, is amended to read: "2-16-405. Salaries of certain elected state officials. (1) The salaries paid to the following elected officials are determined as provided in subsection (2): (a) governor; (b) lieutenant governor; (c) attorney general; (d) state auditor, ex officio commissioner of insurance and securities; (e) superintendent of public instruction; (f) public service commission presiding officer; (g) public service commissioners, other than presiding officer; (h) secretary of state; (i) clerk of the supreme court. (2) Before June 30 of each even-numbered year, the department of administration shall conduct a salary survey of executive branch officials with similar titles to the Montana officials listed in subsection (1) for the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho. The department shall include the salary for the Montana official in determining the average salary for the officials with similar titles. If the average salary is greater than the salary for the official in Montana, then beginning July 1 of the year following the year in which the survey is conducted, the average salary is the new salary for the official." - 1 - Authorized …
Sponsors
- DeMarois, Scott (D, 71) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 40 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers and Employees, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB611?
- HB611 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials.
- What does HB611 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the salary of the state auditor; clarifying that the state auditor is also the ex officio commissioner of insurance and securities; amending section 2-16405, mca; and providing an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB611?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB611?
- DeMarois, Scott (D, 71), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB611?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4260
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