Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB627: Revise reporting requirements related to public contracts
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising procurement reporting requirements; requiring the department of administration to provide certain reports to the legislative finance committee on procurement solicitations, contracts, and contract modifications; and providing effective dates and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING PROCUREMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT SOLICITATIONS, CONTRACTS, AND CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Report to interim committee. (1) By March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year, the department shall provide a written report to the legislative finance committee in accordance with 5-11-210 containing the information listed in subsection (2) that is related to procurement solicitations and contracts and is available to the department in the department's information technology resources. (2) The report must include: (a) for a procurement solicitation for a contract that the department anticipates will cost at least $200,000 over the life of the (ii) what the purchasing agency intends to procure through the solicitation; (iii) the closing date of the solicitation; and (iv) any other information the department finds relevant to the proposal; (b) for a contract executed with or without a solicitation that is expected to cost $200,000 or more over the life of the and (ii) the contractor and the date of execution; and (c) for a contract modification that causes the total value of a contract to exceed $200,000 over the life of the contract: - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 627 ENROLLED …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Manzella, Theresa (R, 44)
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 24, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government, Contracts, Public Contracts
Common questions
- What is HB627?
- HB627 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise reporting requirements related to public contracts.
- What does HB627 do?
- In its own words: An act revising procurement reporting requirements; requiring the department of administration to provide certain reports to the legislative finance committee on procurement solicitations, contracts, and contract modifications; and providing effective dates and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB627?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB627?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB627?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3444
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