Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB692: Generally revise the SMART Act
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the smart act; requiring departments to provide annual plans each year; requiring departments to include program-level initiatives in the report; amending section 2-12-104, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE SMART ACT; REQUIRING DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL PLANS EACH YEAR; REQUIRING DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE PROGRAM-LEVEL INITIATIVES IN THE REPORT; AMENDING SECTION 2-12-104, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-12-104, MCA, is amended to read: "2-12-104. Annual plan. (1) Each department shall produce an annual plan no later than September 1, 2023. (2) Each department shall publish a subsequent annual plan no later than September 1 every 2 years afterward each year. (3) At a minimum, an annual plan must include the following components: (a) a description of the functions and divisions of the department, including a discussion of the department's priorities; (b) initiatives of the department for each program, as that term is used in 17-7-111, that reflect the benefits and outcomes the department expects to achieve on behalf of the public or specific groups through its divisions; and (c) specific and measurable performance measures for its initiatives, including the preferred outcomes and outputs with respect to each initiative. (4) Performance measures (b) assess a department's preferred outcomes and outputs; (c) be quantitative when possible; and (d) be designed to provide meaningful and useful information to policymakers and the public. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 692 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 692 (5) The annual …
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): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB692?
- HB692 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise the SMART Act.
- What does HB692 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising the smart act; requiring departments to provide annual plans each year; requiring departments to include program-level initiatives in the report; amending section 2-12-104, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB692?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB692?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB692?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3429
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