Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB683: Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising conflict of interest laws for certain local government contracts; prohibiting contracts with a person or entity that was involved in the design or engineering of a primary project; requiring the disclosure of conflicts; providing a definition; and amending sections 7-3-1323, 7-5-2301, 7-5-4301, and 7-14-2404, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; PROHIBITING CONTRACTS WITH A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OR ENGINEERING OF A PRIMARY PROJECT; REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 7-3-1323, 7-5-2301, 7-5-4301, AND 7-14-2404, MCA. Section 1. County contracts -- conflict of interest. (1) (a) Except as provided in Title 18, chapter 2, part 5, regarding use of an alternative project delivery contract, the governing body of a county or consolidated city-county government may not award a construction contract to a contractor if the entity has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, with a person, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or entity that has participated in the design or engineering of the project as a consultant or otherwise, or that represents the owner in the oversight or management of the contracted project, without disclosure of the conflict. (b) A contractor who fails to disclose a conflict with the submission of a bid must be determined to be nonresponsive to the bid. The governing body shall, at the time of bid opening, announce the disclosure of any conflicts for all bidders. Subsequent to bid opening and prior to formal award, the governing body shall, in a public meeting, receive public comment on disclosed conflicts. The governing body may determine and …
Sponsors
- Gist, Steve (R, 25) · 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): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 91 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 46 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 88 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 91 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: County Officers, Planning, Cities and Towns, Counties, State Government, Local Government, City Officers
Common questions
- What is HB683?
- HB683 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects.
- What does HB683 do?
- In its own words: An act revising conflict of interest laws for certain local government contracts; prohibiting contracts with a person or entity that was involved in the design or engineering of a primary project; requiring the disclosure of conflicts; providing a definition; and amending sections 7-3-1323, 7-5-2301, 7-5-4301, and 7-14-2404, mca.
- What is the status of HB683?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB683?
- Gist, Steve (R, 25).
- Where is the official record for HB683?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4016
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