Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB650: Revise bonding laws to include broadband projects
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act authorizing state bonding for broadband services; revising the definition of project; amending section 90-5-101, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING STATE BONDING FOR BROADBAND SERVICES; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF PROJECT; AMENDING SECTION 90-5-101, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 90-5-101, MCA, is amended to read: "90-5-101. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (1) "Agricultural enterprises" includes but is not limited to producing, warehousing, storing, fattening, treating, handling, distributing, or selling farm products or livestock. (2) "Bonds" means bonds, refunding bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by a municipality or county under the authority of this part, including without limitation short-term bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of long-term bonds or notes. (3) "Electric energy generation facility" means any combination of a physically connected generator or generators, associated prime movers, and other associated property and transmission facilities and upgrades and improvements of transmission facilities, including appurtenant land and improvements and personal property, that are normally operated together to produce and transfer electric power. The term includes but is not limited to generating facilities that produce and transfer electricity from coal-fired steam turbines, oil or gas turbines, wind turbines, solar power sources, fuel cells, or turbine generators that are driven by falling water. (4) "Family services provider" means organizations, including nonprofit corporations, that provide human services for children and adults, including but not …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68) · primary sponsor
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 61 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 44 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 60 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 66 yea, 31 nay, passed
Subjects: Information Technology, Bond Issues, Public, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB650?
- HB650 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise bonding laws to include broadband projects.
- What does HB650 do?
- In its own words: An act authorizing state bonding for broadband services; revising the definition of project; amending section 90-5-101, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of HB650?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB650?
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68).
- Where is the official record for HB650?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4343
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