HB722 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends.

What is the status of HB722?

Failed as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (June 9, 2025).

Where is the official record for HB722?

On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3682

Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Montana HB722: Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends

Q: What does HB722 do?

In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring a retention period of not less than year from the last date of employment at a public agency for the electronic communications in an e-mail account of a public employee; providing requirements for the state records retention and disposition subcommittee; providing requirements for the local government records committee and the local government records destruction subcommittee; and amending sections 2-6-1012, 2-61109, 2-6-1202, 7-5-2132, 7-5-4124, 20-1-212, 71-3-705, and 71-3-810, mca.".

Status: Failed, June 9, 2025

What the bill says

A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring a retention period of not less than year from the last date of employment at a public agency for the electronic communications in an e-mail account of a public employee; providing requirements for the state records retention and disposition subcommittee; providing requirements for the local government records committee and the local government records destruction subcommittee; and amending sections 2-6-1012, 2-61109, 2-6-1202, 7-5-2132, 7-5-4124, 20-1-212, 71-3-705, and 71-3-810, mca.".

From the engrossed text:

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING A RETENTION PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN YEAR FROM THE LAST DATE OF EMPLOYMENT AT A PUBLIC AGENCY FOR THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSITION SUBCOMMITTEE; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS DESTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2-6-1012, 2-61109, 2-6-1202, 7-5-2132, 7-5-4124, 20-1-212, 71-3-705, AND 71-3-810, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 2-6-1012, MCA, is amended to read: "2-6-1012. Management of public records -- disposal and destruction. (1) (a) Each public officer is responsible for properly managing the public records within the public officer's possession or control through an established records management plan that satisfies the requirements of this chapter. (b) Executive branch agencies shall manage public records according to the provisions of Title 2, chapter 6, part 11, and the rules and guidelines established by the secretary of state, the state records committee, and the Montana historical society. (c) Local governments shall manage public records according to the provisions of Title 2, chapter 6, part 12, and the rules and guidelines established by the secretary of state, the local government records committee, and the Montana historical society. (d) Pursuant to …

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Montana HB722: Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends

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