Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB679: Generally revised use of public equipment
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising provisions on the use of state-owned vehicles; exempting certain employees of the division of criminal investigation of the department of justice from restrictions on commuting from an employee's residence to a worksite; amending section 2-17-425, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING PROVISIONS ON THE USE OF STATE-OWNED VEHICLES; EXEMPTING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM RESTRICTIONS ON COMMUTING FROM AN EMPLOYEE'S RESIDENCE TO A WORKSITE; AMENDING SECTION 2-17-425, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-17-425, MCA, is amended to read: "2-17-425. Limit on use of state vehicle to commute to worksite -- definitions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a state-owned vehicle may not be used by a state agency employee to commute from the employee's residence to the employee's worksite. (2) (a) The department director may authorize an exception to subsection (1) if the commute from an employee's residence to the employee's worksite is less than 30 miles, the employee is required to be on call for quick response to an emergency that threatens life or property and on-call duty is a specifically identified duty in the employee's position description, and employees in the position have frequently responded to emergency calls in the past 6 months. (b) Any exception authorized pursuant to subsection (2)(a) and the rationale for the exception must be documented in a memorandum or letter signed by the employee's department director and kept on file with the agency head. A copy of the letter or memorandum must be sent to the …
Sponsors
- Thiel, Morgan (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Vance, Shelley (R, 34)
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 16, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 71 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 78 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB679?
- HB679 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revised use of public equipment.
- What does HB679 do?
- In its own words: An act revising provisions on the use of state-owned vehicles; exempting certain employees of the division of criminal investigation of the department of justice from restrictions on commuting from an employee's residence to a worksite; amending section 2-17-425, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB679?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB679?
- Thiel, Morgan (R, 30), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB679?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2298
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